It really sounds like there is some fundamental problem with the particular unit you have, tho exactly what I can't say. However, a foolish question just because you've not mentioned it that I recall: is the battery properly seated and the locking screwhead thing properly aligned? On Thu, 12 Dec 2002, Shravan Vasishth wrote: . . . > Another question about this new iceBook 700 I've bought, which I have now > christened Hell, for all the trouble it has given me (partly my own > inexperience). . . . > > I'm getting a red cross over the battery picture on the top right of the > screen, and it refuses to charge. Searching on the web, I see that there's . . .