Sleep Indicator light stopped working- any way to diagnose and resolve thi

The Sleep Indicator light on my Powerbook G4 12" 1.5Ghz has ceased to work. Just wondering if this is a sign of anything other than age and if it is possible to resolve at all?

This was a bit of a non issue it turns out. For some reason it started working again! The light has come back on! Not sure what happened there.

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