Help, Broken Power Button- Can't turn on laptop

Hi,
I have an iBook G4 that does not turn on. The power button is unresponsive and doesn't do anything when pressed.
I'm hoping there's a key combination I can press to boot it up? (one that doesn't involve pressing the power button)
It's a school issued computer so I can't open it up, and since it's summer break I can't take it to our tech office.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.

The Power Key is about it, for starting up an iBook.
There may be something else wrong with the computer
which an expert or genius may be able to perform a
basic troubleshooting effort to find what that may be.
Troubleshooting portables that won't turn on or start up:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA25686
Some processes to troubleshoot and try to get it to work
may involve several different things; including seeing if
the computer could work with the power adapter only,
with the battery removed. Or see if the power adapter
may be needed to start the computer. Narrowing down
the possible sources of problems, to include inspection
to see if the power button is broken, would be needed.
If the battery is fully charged, and this implies the cell
is good and not been used up, perhaps simply resetting
the Power Management Unit (PMU) may help.
Without seeing the computer, some things are more
trial and error than others. If an Apple Store is within
reasonable distance, a call ahead to see if they have
an available genius or other person at a specific time
who can look over your computer; this may be helpful.
I suspect the issue may not be the Power Key; but
if that is the case, it would require a repair. And if
that happened to be the situation, someone at the
school would have to authorize it (unless you were
to be generous and send it off to someone capable
such as wegenermedia.com for a quality repair.)
Actually, if it's the Power key, a technician would have
to take the computer apart down to the logic board...
& a tech could decide how or what to do about it. In
some cases, certain repairs may be costly.
The instructions here are on how to perform a PMU reset:
Resetting PowerBook and iBook Power Management Unit (PMU)
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=14449
Good luck & happy computing!
edited.

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    basic troubleshooting effort to find what that may be.
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    Panics Since Last Report:          7
    Anonymous UUID:                    947C5556-58AF-4B93-886D-6EDB24957F96
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    R8:  0x00000000418df000, R9:  0x0000000000000000, R10: 0x0000000000000000, R11: 0xffffff80004f4e5e
    R12: 0x0000000000000008, R13: 0x0000000000000246, R14: 0xffffff805f753d10, R15: 0x0000000000000010
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    Error code: 0x0000000000000000
    Backtrace (CPU 3), Frame : Return Address
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    0xffffff805f753a90 : 0xffffff80002d11f4
    0xffffff805f753be0 : 0xffffff80002e3f1a
    0xffffff805f753bf0 : 0xffffff80002c5330
    0xffffff805f753cf0 : 0xffffff80002503c8
    0xffffff805f753d10 : 0xffffff7f80852d23
    0xffffff805f753f20 : 0xffffff7f8085325c
    0xffffff805f753fa0 : 0xffffff80002c84f7
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    Kernel version:
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    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.3d0
    com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.12.31
    com.apple.filesystems.autofs          2.1.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          1.2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.0.2f9
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.0.2f9
    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.53
    com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.0.17
    com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor          3.0.1d2
    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver          1.1.6
    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          4.6.0d12
    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.5.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight          170.0.43
    com.apple.kext.AppleSMCLMU          1.5.2d6
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics          6.3.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB          6.3.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          201.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          201.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          303.8
    com.apple.BootCache          31
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          2.6.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          1.6.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleSDXC          1.0.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          4.2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager          160.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.7.3
    com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          429.10.1
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet          3.0.2b8
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          1.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          4.2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          1.3.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          1.3.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          1.3.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          142.4.0
    com.apple.security.sandbox          1
    com.apple.security.quarantine          0
    com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          2.1.11
    com.apple.iokit.CHUDUtils          364
    com.apple.iokit.CHUDProf          366
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          142.4.0
    com.apple.nke.ppp          1.5 - last loaded 520102234363
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice          2.6.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass          2.6.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPOutAdapter          1.1.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter          1.1.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily          1.1.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter          1.0.5
    com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.0.2f9
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileReadCounterAction          17
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileTimestampAction          10
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileThreadInfoAction          14
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileRegisterStateAction          10
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileKEventAction          10
    com.apple.driver.AppleProfileCallstackAction          20
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.10d0
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI          1.1.9
    com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily          1.2.2
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.0.3
    com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          74.2
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          2.4.3f1
    com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.3
    com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.8.3fc2
    com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.0.2f9
    com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.0.2f9
    com.apple.iokit.AppleProfileFamily          41.4
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          4.6.0d12
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.10d0
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.0d5
    com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.2
    com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.2
    com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController          2.4.3f1
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController          2.4.3f1
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          2.4.3f1
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch          207.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          4.2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          4.2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          3.9.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice          2.6.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily          1.6
    com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily          1.6.1
    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          402.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          1.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          2.6.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          4.2.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.2.6
    com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          320.1
    com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          1.10
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.0.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          4.2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          1.4.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          1.6.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1
    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          6
    com.apple.iokit.CHUDKernLib          365
    com.apple.driver.DiskImages          289
    com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.6.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          1.3.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.6.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.3.0
    Model: MacBookPro8,1, BootROM MBP81.0047.B04, 2 processors, Intel Core i5, 2.3 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.68f96
    Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000, Intel HD Graphics 3000, Built-In, 384 MB
    Memory Module: global_name
    AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0xD6), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 5.100.198.10.1)
    Bluetooth: Version 2.4.3f1, 2 service, 19 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
    Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HTS545032B9A302, 298.09 GB
    Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
    USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in), 0x05ac  (Apple Inc.), 0x8509, 0xfa200000 / 3
    USB Device: Hub, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2513, 0xfa100000 / 2
    USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c  (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 5
    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac  (Apple Inc.), 0x821a, 0xfa113000 / 8
    USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, 0x05ac  (Apple Inc.), 0x0245, 0xfa120000 / 4
    USB Device: Hub, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2513, 0xfd100000 / 2
    USB Device: IR Receiver, 0x05ac  (Apple Inc.), 0x8242, 0xfd110000 / 3
    Thanks,

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    nbar and Rick Warren, I thank you both for your help and insight; people like you are the real "Apple Geniuses."  I was hoping there was a way I could wipe the hard drive before I dumped the computer or attempted to sell it.  I guess I will look into purchasing a new machine when I have the funds.  Again...thank you both!

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