I had an e-machine with the same symptoms.

In my situation, I swapped out the power supply and it fixed the problem. 
Just one thing for your checklist of things to try.

--gary r. tennesen
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> When I tried to turn it back on, it would not boot ( no BIOS screen 
> nothing) and the start button turned amber when usually its green. The 
> monitor seems to be fine the power saver message shows.
> All the fans are running on the MB and power supply, and I hear no beeps 
> on start. I do notice that the optical drives lights come on momenteraly 
> but no booting takes place.
> If any one can offer some sugestions as to this problem it would be 
> greatly appreciated.
>
> Thank you ..... Frank Berenato
 

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