i'm assuming this is a usb keyboard? yes, the newer macs will do that, if you can find a keyboard with a power key, or if you use an adb keyboard with an adapter and don't have a hub between it and the mac (the eject key was going to be a power key, and the computer still has the hardware, even though it's a violation of the adb spec, which is why it won't work through a hub, and why apple changed it to an eject key to avoid tech support calls every time someone wondered why it didn't work through a hub. if they are adb based machines, the keyboard is the preferred way to turn them on, for many at least (particularly if they are under the table). many of the mac power buttons are a bit flaky at times, partially due to the long plastic actuators sometimes used. now you just need to run some diagnostic software on that machine for awhile and see what shakes loose, hopefully nothing.
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