Oy!! No Applecare. I presume if the power inverter goes, there's no operating the 'book with or without the power cord. I take it this is an expensive repair. Hmmmm... I do like the looks and performance bump I'd get with a new AlBook. Thanks for the input. Don Richard Grable wrote: > This happened to my Ti500 and it turned out to be a bad power inverter. Hope you have AppleCare. > > > > >I've recently noticed that when I operate my Ti 400 on battery power, I get a high > >pitched noise which is electrical (versus the sound of, say, a drive going bad). It >