Power Book G4 876 won´t turn on...

Help me people...
My battery is full, i did charged but when i hit the power button, the Power Book start the Fan Coolers for 1 sec and turn off... Can someone help me with this?? Maybe the battery is damaged?? or the analog board maybe damaged too?
Need this help urgent... thanks a lot for urgents replys!!
Thanks

I have the same situation as you. I always leave my powerbook on and then no to shutdown but sleep.
The problem is my laptop has the same issues as yours.
I can turn on, but does nothing but the fan turning on and off. I can press the caps and num lock buttons and they light up as it were working but nothing more than that.
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