so i'm still working on said computer... well actually my laptop now, for which i am replacing an old hard drive. in the midst of copying drive contents from old to new drives, my main comptuer (which I'm doing this on) decides not to start after a normal shutdown. the power switch is conveniently molded into the case and cannot be replaced - i'm not sure that is it but upon finding that out, it probably is what failed. ie.. new case. the other alternative is power supply... i guess a new case would fix both issues at once, but i'm really really tired of working on these damnable things. two days of my vacation have been patially spent working on my stupid computers and that completely sucks.