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depending on the design of the switch & whether you are willing to remove the top lcd section or not, you can actually have it be mechanically activated by an electrical solinoid, sometimes the simplest way is the best way, i did a panasonic toughbook install where the switch was on the right side & needed to be slid back. Just attached a small hook through a small pinhole & had a door lock actuator pull the switch back.if your laptop has a push button it would probably be activated by a cam setup to push it. I opted for a electrical button on my dash to operate it on that install, but you could easily integrate one of the many controllers avail. there are variations that are as ghetto as a bicycle cable & lever, but you can be more creative than that & get it to work perfectly if you are creative........
I do understand the desire to have it all electricaly & not mechanical, but in the end it's the functionality your'e after, & this really isn't a bad option in my opinion.
I'm planning on installing a centrino laptop soon & I will atempt a wake on lan or wake on ring, but if it becomes a huge frustraiting pain in the *** then I will fall back on mechanical activation or soldering to the swich board.........
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