So now ever resting the power manager does not work. Any other ideas?There always seems to be problems with all my laptops.
Sometimes, I've noticed my blackbird stops responding to the power key on the keyboard. When it does this, I pop out the batteries and unplug it. Leave it be for a few minutes, then plug it back in. Smack the power key a few times to make sure it's still not working ( :

), then plug an external keyboard into it. Usually prodding the power key on the external keyboard does the trick; I usually refer to it as jumpstarting the bugger. Hope this helps you out