Hey, thanks for the advice. The laptop is a Gateway, this was the deal:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2046926
Except we got it in January.
From what I read, you need to take the keyboard out to expose the power wires to short. Got too out of my comfort zone as I've never worked on laptops past memory/HDD.
So, if we're talking MoBo replacement, would that come with the wiring for the power button? If it's a motherboard replacement is it worth fixing?
Thanks again. I meant to try and log on at work (at lunch, of course) but I was too busy to take much of a break so sorry for the delay in my reply.
EDIT: There's a Micro Center close to work, I was thinking of taking it there.