Interesting point Carlos. My 2400 lives in a BookEndz 99% of the time. I wonder what the history of those with GLOD is? The value of the 2400 is definitely dropping to the level that makes exploratory surgery cost/beneficial. ;-) Carlos>>> >I've always preferred the YO-YO adapter to the 2400's and see this >as a way of avoiding I/O failure as there are no kinks in the >adapter cord and this reduces the chance of a frayed cord short >circuiting the I/O board. Funny how all other powerbooks that have >these kind of adapters cord attachment also have sudden motherboard >failures(2400, Ralph Mawyer, Jr. San Antonio, Texas Associate Editor mac2400 ... http://www.sineware.com/mac2400 Your PowerBook 2400 Reference Site "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin, 1759.