Ok here we go. My sister-in-law dropped the laptop off and said it would not start up. I checked the connections, ac adapter lights up (nothing else)

I then removed the battery and tried it.

Nothing seems loose or broken.

1 Would this model work with the battery removed and plugged in? (before I decide to order a new on)

2 I am wondering if it could be the power button, though I don't "really" want to take more of it apart to check.

It was dead on arrival, I think she may have let her grandson use it. Seems like it might be a nice computer.

Is there something else I could check other than checking the power switch?

Thanks Bruce