I removing and cleaned the logic board, battery, hard drive, optical drive and both fans. It was fun and I removed years of lint from the fans. I also cleaned the power button. Anyways, it didn't change anything. It looks like I'll need to replace the upper case. There are a few dead keys on the keyboard in addition to the dead power button. Read more from this answer from a similar question.
Any recommendations on a known supported 512gb for MBP A1286. I've been looking at the Crucial m4. Seems legit. More options welcome. Thanks. http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-512GB-2-5-...