Rumor has it that steven may have mentioned these words: Yea, the design sucks, and you should just send each and every one of them to me for the cost of shipping. Really. ;-) OK, not really. However, define "Dead" and what you did to test it. Also, keep in mind that: 1) If the internal nicads have never been replaced, they're 20 years old, and are prolly due for replacement. It's not difficult, and you can get new ones from Rick Hanson at www.club100.org - he's been supporting Model 'T's for over 20 years, and a great guy - he deserves your business! ;-) 2) As the 200 uses a softswitch thru software to run the power, it gives it a few extra capabilities, but also an extra problem - if the computer gets into an unknown state, that can cause it from powering up. Turn off the memory switch, remove the batteries and make sure it's unplugged from the wall overnite, then reinstall batteries and/or plug in a wall-wart, wait at least a minute (3-5 is better) then hit the power switch. If nothing happens, see #1 above. ;-) If you're unsure of your abilities to replace the internal battery[1], I'd be happy to do it for you for shipping both ways and a nominal fee, which would include the new battery. Any laptop that can make it 20 years can't suffer from a bad design. However, it's known by all in the Model 'T' circles that the Model 100 & 102 are a little more "bulletproof" due to the simpler design. ;-) HTH, Roger "Merch" Merchberger [1] Certainly no slight was meant, but some people here are inherently software d00dz, and some are hardware d00dz. If you're not a hardware d00dz, I'd be happy to help out; I've replace almost a dozen of these in 100's, 102's and 200's over the last 4-5 years. -- Roger "Merch" Merchberger | "Bugs of a feather flock together." sysadmin, Iceberg Computers | Russell Nelson zmerch(a)30below.com |