Hello, I received my iBook G3/500 yesterdays and it powered up for a few brief times and then all of the sudden powered down. The AC adapter appears damaged now. It will not securely fit in and I am assuming the batterly is drained. Any idea of what mightbe the problem? Can the iBook run on just the adapter? How do you charge the battery? I am so sorry but I am new to this. Chris _________________________________________________________________ MSN Premium helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines