Hook it up to an external monitor. ;-) Actually, I wonder if just putting a video cable on there might fool it...not likely with no power to the pins, but worth a ten minute try I suppose. >Dear Gurus, > I am using my 2400c as an MP3player in my car. Is theere anyway I >can close the lid without putting it to sleep? > Donald McCaig > >Yucatec Farm >Williamsville, Virginia 24487 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.