I had a similiar problem with an ATX case.  The power switch was working
fine, but
there was a broken prong on the case face plate that held the real switch
up to a
larger sized button.  Liberal amounts of electrical tape has "cured" the
problem for
several months now.  I didn't want to glue the switch in place in case it
really did
go bad.
HTH -- Ron

On Thu, 18 Mar 1999 17:17:02 -0600 Rick & Kay McCune
<[log in to unmask]> writes:
>A friend of mine is having a problem with his power switch. He has a
>PII 300
>Mhz VivaPro computer. Sometimes when he hits the power button nothing
>happens. When this happens, after several tries, his system comes on.
>I was
>wondering if he was shutting it down improperly, but I am not real
>familiar
>with  ATX cases, so was unable to help him. Thanks in advance
>
>Rick McCune
>[log in to unmask]
>Hand Technologies, Technical Consultant

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