Um, go to radio shack and hook up with a new switch. Tear the old crap switch off and put the new one in its place. Consider it a kewl mod: a huge red switch like you'd find on a nukie reactor. Having to push a button twice to power on your pc is a crud solution (sorry for the harshness). In the end you'll have your drunk buddy pushing it over and over and possibly fry your PSU from rapid cycling some night (y0, ambient, why is smoke and bright lights coming from the back??? [my wife said something similar recently]). I just put a relay on my machine for my pump because of this same reason: I can't trust my wife to plug in the pump before firing it up, and I knew that some day I'd come home to find my machine "on fire." Plus, you should invest in a multimeter anyway to help with any electrical modding. They are just a good investment. If you don't have much electrical experience, make sure you get a digital type.
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