ThinkPad T440s will not turn on

Hi I'm to the forum and I have a problem with my Lenovo Thinkpad t440s. When I had switched HDD with another Lenovo and tried turning it on it just couldn't come on. So I tried removing its external battery and the ac adapter which didn't work. I also tried switching the old HDD back, and also tried removing its internal battery out for 60 seconds. Everything I've tried has failed, and would like to know if I should just send it to some Techs to look over it.
Also before I tried swapping the HDD I had previously turned off the internal battery because I heard people should. 

Note the reference to the emergency reset hole
http://support.lenovo.com/en/documents/pd028006

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