Joe Sporleder wrote the following: > I have a new iBook (900mhz 12" with combo drive), would my battery be > compatible with this older iBook (for testing purposes)? My boss has an > older 600mhz iBook (generation after the 500mhz that is giving us the > problem), how about its battery? To be honest I'm not sure but it should be...I believe the capacity is simply higher in the newer ones...It will be worth a try. > I'm hoping it can be started up in Firewire target disk mode, to a > least back up an article that'll take 3 hours to reproduce Hopefully that will work if nothing else. Let us know what you can make of the situation when you have it in person and maybe someone will have more ideas to help you... Cheers, Richard --