On/Off switch problem on Compaq Ivo N620c.

[Steven Vollom]

Money and me are too much strangers.  Recently I purchased a used Compaq 
Ivo N620c Laptop.  I only owned it a couple of days and the On/Off 
switch started giving me trouble.  Also, the Hibernation button gave me 
the same problem before I learned that it was not the On/Off button. 

Anyway, the Laptop worked normally for the first two days.  Each time I 
turned it off and back on again, it worked flawlessly.  I did that 
several times.  I was using the Hibernate button all those times, but it 
seemed to shut the computer off.    Then it started to not turn on when 
the button was depressed.  I would try from time to time and eventually 
it would turn the computer on again. 

For several days, I just kept the computer running while getting the new 
OS, Kubuntu Gutsy configured and working properly.  I also was looking 
for and working out bugs and fixes.  Finally, I thought I had figured 
the potential problem.  I thought that perhaps the battery had to be in 
the computer to work, even if plugged into outside power.  I thought 
perhaps that the connection pins had been used so much that they would 
not always make a complete connection, so I turned off the computer to 
allow the problem to return; I wantedd to test my theory.  I planned to 
check the battery pins and clean and adjust if necessary.  But when I 
turned off the computer, it would not turn on again.  I have been trying 
to turn it on several times a day for several days without success.

I thought perhaps Compaq Ivo owners may have had the same problems after 
four years or so of ownership.  If so, I hoped to get a solution.

As I mentioned I don't have a lot of money.  I am retired on a very low 
fixed income and would like to fix the laptop myself.  But it would be 
nice to know the exact problem before starting to buy parts that may not 
be defective.  Any experience or knowledge would be greatly 
appreciated.  Thanks in advance.
Steven