> Problem is, I've just realised that cycling the power in this way means
the
> PC won't boot up (since the front power button needs to be cycled after a
> mains reset).
>
> Any suggestions?

Check the bios settings.  Many bios' give you a choice of what the machine
should do when power is applied.  On some mother boards, this is a jumper
instead of a bios setting.  On some other mother boards you're screwed,
although that is the minority.


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