Power button pressed when ibook closed

I have a iBook G4 14-inch. Its power button protrudes above the surface of the bottom panel. When the ibook is turned off and closed, the top bezel will press down into the button if the ibook is pressed together,such as being placed inside a case. This is my only ibook (have a PB alum and 2 pismos) so I cannot determine if the button should protrude above the surrounding panel. The ones on the pismos are recessed. When we pack the ibook, we have to remove the battery to keep it from booting up (and then have to reset the clock when it's up because there is no PRAM battery).
I have taken this ibook apart several times to replace parts (including a complete new display) so I cannot be sure how the high thebutton should be. Thanks.
PB G4 1.33 15 Aluminum

Thanks for the info. I assume if you press on the lid when it's closed, it does not power up.
When I take off the top cover, I'll see if the heat shield or something else is keeping the button pushed upwards. It may be that the plastic case (top or bottom) is warped enought to make a difference. I replaced the entire display section with one from a 1Ghz ibook G4 and it may be causing a problem. I may have to swap back to the original screen bezel and case to make things work. Ugh.

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