Power/lock button not working

[Android Central Question]

I mistakenly forgot my phone pattern and after various trials to unlock it I couldn't do it.. Then i tried formatting it myself and when i got to the formatting menu i was ask something which i did do and my phone came back on buh the power button stop working

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Which phone? How did you try to format it -- using the Wipe Data command in the Recovery Menu? What do you mean that the Power button stopped working? What screen are you seeing right now?