OK, I got 2 more of these laptops, this time I didn't even get the bouncing ball, just the word "Amithlon" then a blank screen. I took out some RAM (left 512 mb) and I got the ball back then something about 68040, then Phase 5 emulator crash!! So now I have no idea, I was sure I had it running from the CD on this model. So I guess you better leave it off your compatiblilty list :-(.