Dell Precision 690 - Problem with Power On Button

Hi
Over the last week or so the power on button on my Dell Precision 690 is starting to get more difficult to press. Today I cannot power on PC as it has become completely jammed. It looks like I am going to have to remove it. Does anybody know exactly how to do this as its not in any of the users documentation.
Would really appreciate any help as I need to get PC back up and running.
Thanks

Whew! That was some kinda mess.
Basically what had happened was that the button is all plastic, and the plastic acts as a hinge and spring to push the button "rod" to make contact with the actual teeny tiny little micro switch. I started taking parts out, in the same process you'd use to replace the system board (that's on an "assembly"). At some point it looked like I could wiggle one of the plastic face plates that frames the CD/DVD drives out, and then I saw there was a second plastic plate around the power button and system lights. I bent that da*&^%ed stupid metal face plate after finding there were still 2 more screws that I couldn't reach, just enough to slip out the second facing, and then put the whole thing back together again, without the button installed. With no faceplate over the power switch, you can take a pencil, and use the eraser side to click the power switch on.
The machine is really pretty long in the tooth now, so we'll be working on a replacement soon!
Still, if I had been able to easily remove the other large black panel, things might have gone a lot smoother... Lousy design for that particular part of the unit...

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