List friends, Thanks for all your help! I finally got into the guts of the computer to the point where I saw how the 3 different boards connect. The boards were not seated properly. It had been taken apart with just the top board removed, so I thought that is how it is done. Anyway, I took the I/O board, the mother, and daughter boards out seated them well stuck it all in. I have a almost new with 80 megs of RAM and a new 6 gig drive. NOW I NEED A PART repair I did a real "newby" thing I guess and ripped the track pad ribbon. I didn't do it the first time off, but the 3rd or so. In a hurry and thinking I knew what I was doing. Anyway looking for a good price on a track pad ribbon. Please contact me off list if you have one. I am glad to be an official 2400 owner now. 5 years waiting to get one : ) Thanks!!\ Jerry