Thinkpad 410i Power On button NOT working

[vijays]

to all Thinkpad Gurus ...

I have a strange problem with my Thinkpad 410i.

The Power On button doesn't glow after shutdown so I can't start it up
The Power On button doesn't respond when I try to shutdown the m/c , but it glows Green
The Finger Print scanner works but only when the m/c is connected to AC Power

So if I'm running on battery , there is absolutely no way I can power on. The only way to power it up is with the Finger Print Scanner. And that worries me.

FYI ... I have Windows XP , Ubuntu and CentOS multi-boot setup. I'm not sure if this has anything do with the Power On issue.

Any help please ...

Thank you

- Vijay

[Jamy_09]

Nice post!

[dr_st]

Hi Vijay,

The power button is not supposed to glow when the notebook is off, but it should turn the computer on (obviously).

Are you talking perhaps about standby mode?

[vijays]

Thanks for the response ....

Sorry my bad , the Power On button does NOT glow after shutdown. And I'm not on Standby.

To put it simply , after shutdown I can't power it up with the button. I always have to connect AC power , tap the finger print scanner ... and the beast comes to life . There are times , like a System Freeze , when I have to pull out the battery to shut it down. Almost feels like stopping a Hummer by cutting the fuel pipe.

Advice please ...

- Vijay

[richk]

It may be that the button is broken. I would try a different keyboard