My two cents worth - so long as you are patient, don't try to force anything, and REMEMBER to discharge any static electricity in your body (there's a lot of that about in cold, dry houses during winter) any reasonably dexterous person who can replace a light bulb or change the air filter in a car should be able to install ram and an airport card in an iBook. I just did so in my Dual-USB iBook and it was simplicity itself. Go for it, bob -- Murphy's Law of Combat: #14. The important things are always simple. #15. The simple things are always hard. #16. The easy way is always mined.