Okay, not EXACTLY the situation, but nearly so. Recently, the front power button on my tower has been kind of "slow". I push the button and it takes a second for the system to actually turn on. Well, it's been getting slower and slower and yesterday I couldn't get my computer to turn on.
Sooo, I took the case apart and cleaned everything ( this worked last time ) but still no go. Now if I turn the case off from the back at the MAIN power switch and I just wait for a minute, I CAN turn the system on that way. but I have to leave the switch in the off position for about one minute or so.
I noticed that the little Power on button in the front just pops right out of the case front and that it plugs directly to the mother board.....can I get one of these little buggers at Fry's electronics and just replace it?