hi again. thanks for all those great answer. i also would like to know that, how would i know if my ti book is in sleep mode. (will i see the small light on after i close the lid?) and also while i let it in the sleep mode, do i need to unplug the power? or it is okay to leave the power plug in the notebook? also i had read about some people burn their keyboard when they didn't do it right. how would i know if i am doing it right? because i cannot affort that mistake. thank you for the time and thank you all for answering my question. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com