HP xb3000

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HP Pavilion dv6000 laptop (dv6618eo) with xb3000 Expansion Base

The HP xb3000 Notebook Expansion Base is a laptop docking station manufactured by Hewlett-Packard Company.

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First introduced in 2006, its notable features include an inclining tray, a PCI expansion port 3 cable interface (with an adapter for another PCI expansion port interface), and an integrated 16-bit AT hard drive bay.

The device is shipped with a USB wireless receiver, wireless keyboard and mouse in select models.

Specifications

Several features of the docking station include: [1] [2]

Features

Hosted ports

Optional features/components

Compatible notebook PCs

HP Pavilion dv7-6000 laptop with xb3000 Expansion Base and external display Desk setup.jpg
HP Pavilion dv7-6000 laptop with xb3000 Expansion Base and external display

The docking station is compatible with several models of laptops manufactured by Hewlett-Packard that uses the proprietary PCI Expansion Port 3 port.

The following laptops manufactured by Hewlett-Packard are compatible with the xb3000 docking station: [2] [3]

The docking station is also compatible with the following laptops manufactured by Hewlett-Packard with PCI Expansion Port 2 ports through the use of an adapter (HP Expansion Accessory Adapter) with some limitations: [2] [4] [5]

When using the HP Expansion Accessory Adapter on laptop models with PCI Expansion Port 2, the following features are unavailable or not supported: [4] [5]

Undocumented but compatible:

Operating system support

The docking station is compatible with versions of Microsoft Windows such as Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, and Windows XP. [3] The docking station also supports Windows Vista and Windows 7.

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References

  1. "HP xb3000 Notebook Expansion Base - docking station Series Specs". CNET. Archived from the original on 2016-07-06. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  2. 1 2 3 Maintenance and Service Guide HP xb3000 Notebook Expansion Base (PDF). Hewlett-Packard Company. July 2007. Document Part Number 416285-002.
  3. 1 2 HP Pavilion Data Sheet HP xb3000 Notebook Expansion Base (PDF). Hewlett-Packard Company. January 2008.
  4. 1 2 "HP ES234AA#ABA xb3000 Notebook Expansion Base". Newegg.com. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  5. 1 2 Microsoft PowerPoint - new-xb3000 datasheet.ppt (PDF). Hewlett-Packard Company. June 2006.