Asus F5N - power button doesn't work

I've got Asus F5N that recently stopped working - the power button doesn't work.

I don't know if it's something more serious, but this is how the notebook acts now;

- when the power adapter is plugged in, the battery led turns orange and when I press the power button, the power led turns green. No sounds coming from the notebook, no picture...dead.

- when the power adapter is out, power button doesn't do anything...

- when I remove the battery and plug in the adapter, the power button turns on the power led.

But the notebook is still dead. Any ideas where should I start looking or testing for the faults?

 

If nothing spins up or anything when you press the button, something in the pathway from the button to the motherboard went bad or this could be a motherboard failure. If the button - could be inside the button itself, the trip connection or the motherboard interface. The change in light from orange (charging) to green (run) makes me think more about a motherboard failure, perhaps.

Either way, I think this is quite likely to be something that isn't going to be troubleshoot fixable and is going to have to be serviced so you might think about just calling Asus about RMA repair.... Motherboard replacements (if that's it) are expensive if you're out of warranty, and not worth the cost given Asus' pricing on their current budget models which are going to outperform your F5.

Sorry.