That is strange. All the years I've worked on laptops I've never seen that happen. But I've also never seen one with the power button in that location before. Do you have a local computer shop in the area. You could alway's take it there and ask them what they think. They should be able to give an idea of what they would charge you to take a look at it. I would recommend avoiding the geeksquad though! They will rip you off.

You could try and take the cover apart and take a look yourself. If indeed it is the power button that is just loose maybe you could fix that. If you did try it yourself though go on dell's website and look up your model laptop and try and find the documentation on it. You should be able to find out how the case comes apart. Sometimes there not easy to get apart and it can be really frustrating if your just doing it blind. I've taken a whole laptop apart before I realized I didn't need to in order to get at what I needed to get at. Although I have successfully proven that most laptops are "over engineered" I've had at least 5 extra screws when I was done and the laptops still work!

Anyway my recommendation would be to try and find someone local and see what they think. Do you have anyone that you live nearby that works on computers that would be willing to give you some advice? That's what all my neighbors do, and relatives, and friends of my relatives... you get the idea. But if you do decide to try it yourself just be careful, take your time.

Keep us posted.
EM
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