HP xb3000

The HP xb3000 Notebook Expansion Base is a laptop docking station manufactured by Hewlett-Packard Company. It was first introduced alongside HP's new line of mobility products in May 2006, which includes the dv2000 series|dv2000] series of HP Pavilion laptops.
Its notable features include an inclining tray, a PCI expansion port 3 cable interface, and an integrated 16-bit AT hard drive bay. It was shipped with a USB wireless receiver, wireless keyboard and mouse in select models.

Specifications

Several features of the docking station include:

Features

Adjustable vertical tray for height and viewpoint
Integrated Altec Lansing stereo speakers
Supports laptop screen displays up to 17"
Kensington lock slot for security
Integrated Consumer port
Direct charging of the laptop’s battery without plugging in directly into the laptop
Includes an adapter on some models for compatibility with laptops using PCI expansion port 2
Additional hard disk drive bay for an optional hard disk drive

Hosted ports

3.5 mm stereo TRS connector
3.5 mm stereo microphone TRS connector
6 USB 2.0
DC power input
Composite video out
S-video out
YPbPr component video out
S/PDIF digital audio out
VGA
10/100 Ethernet
Separate DC power input cutout for integrated hard disk drive bay
Proprietary 16-bit AT hard drive interface

Optional features/components

Wireless receiver, keyboard, and mouse included in select models of the xb3000 docking station in some regions and countries.
HP Mobile Remote Control for use with the integrated IR port to control media applications.
HP 400GB Hard Drive Kit. Includes a 400 GB 7200 RPM SATA hard disk drive and hard drive caddy. The hard drive caddy has a 16-bit AT cable interface for the hard drive and a proprietary 16-bit connector for the docking station.

Compatible notebook PCs

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:

HP Pavilion dv9000 series|dv9000], dv6000 series|dv6000], dx6000, dv2000, tx1000, tx2500 series
Compaq Presario V6000, V3000 series

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 with some limitations :

HP Pavilion dv8000, dv5000, dv4000, dv1400, ze2000 series
Compaq Presario ze2000, X6000, V5000, V4000, V2000, M2000 series
HP Compaq nx4820
HP Special Edition L2000 series

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

VGA video out
Built-in power button on docking station
3.5 mm stereo microphone TRS connector

Undocumented but compatible:

HP Pavilion dv4, dv5, dv6, dv7 and dv8 series
HP HDX 9000
HP HDX 18t
HP HDX 16t

Operating system support

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