Several different models and revisions of the motherboard were available, which included Intel (single or dual core) or AMD CPUs, and SATA or IDE hard drives. Equivalent models of the dv1000 series were the Compaq Presario ze2000 and V2000 series, and HP Compaq nx4800 series of laptops.
The HP Pavilion dv1000 series was marketed towards home and small business users. A notable feature included in this laptop series (as well as many other laptops in the HP Pavilion laptop line at the time) was HP QuickPlay, which has the ability to boot into a dedicated environment for multimedia use.[1]
A common issue with some models of the series is the failure of the battery charging/internal power system in which the notebook will not detect DC power when plugged in.[2]
Models
The dv1000 series are divided into the 1000 and 1600 sub-lines, each with different features.
Released in 2006 with Intel Core Solo or Duo or Celeron M; up to 2 GB DDR2 memory. Optional webcam and microphone and speakers by Altec Lansing or Harman Kardon. Operating systems offered are Windows XP and Windows Vista. Windows XP tends to be the recommended option for most users.
Pavilion dv1658 — The 1658 used an IntelCentrino platform with a Pentium M single core processor with virtualization support with a published speed of approx. 1663 MHz (1.6 GHz). The minimum RAM capacity is 512 MB, with the possibility to upgrade to 2 GB.
