Turn on imac without power switch

Is there a way to turn on my imac without the power switch? This week I have had to push the button harder to turn on my imac. Today it won't turn on. The button doesn't feel right when I push it. I have a call into a mac repair guy but haven't heard back. I wish I could get into my computer now.
Is there a keyboard combination I could push?
There's a little hole on the back of the computer below the ac connection. Anyone know what that is for. I Bought the computer in 2007.
Thanks for any help you can give me.

mende1,
I went to an Apple reseller and they told me that my imac was something they could no longer get parts for. How odd I bought it in March 2007. My only option is find a used part and have it put in. I called Apple as I used to see if I could get the part number but they don-t have parts lists for that anymore. I found some parts of ebay that look like it but do not if it is for my computer. this is the link. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-iMac-G5-17-iSight-WHITE-POWER-SWITCH-Board-Button- with-cable-593-0156-/120920713792?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c276faa40 I have no idea if you know about this kind of thing but you seem helpful and have answered so many posts I am trying. The problem is I have info fom my receipt that says my model is 2 ghz intel core duo and this ad says g5 and isight I don't see those numbers on my paperwork but I looked them up on wiki and it seems to be the right year. It is a white computer and it has the built in camera. Mayabe that is the isight. This seller has several ads for the same part number and another says 1.83 ghz and mine says 2 ghz on the receipt. When I used to turn on my computer I remember it saying outloud 1.83 ghz. Just wonderinf if you know. I know I have the white computer that they made from 2004 and 2006 and that it is 17 inches. It has EMC 2114 on the bottom which was the number I used to identify my computer on macfixit and they called it an imac 17 inch 2 ghz.

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