Hello, all: I decided to pull-out my Mac Portable to charge it after it being on the shelf for about 1 year. I put the battery in and plugged in the power adapter. As soon as I insert the battery, the unit immediately starts up but doesn't boot and I get lots of vertical lines on the screen (in no discernable pattern). I know that the screen has a few defective rows near the bottom but had no other issues the last time I used it. It wasn't stored in extreme temperatures (either cold or warm). I hope that some of the screen drivers didn't go flaky on me. Since I haven't used it in a while, I've forgotten a lot about it. Does this have a reset button on it? Any thoughts on what else to look for? Rich ========================== Richard A. Cini, Jr. Congress Financial Corporation 1133 Avenue of the Americas 30th Floor New York, NY 10036 (212) 545-4402 (212) 840-6259 (facsimile)