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Woah, wait...before you start sending parts back and forth -
If you can not turn the PC off with the front panel button, then the CPU is not the (/only) problem. You would at the very least be able to hold down the front panel button for 5-10 seconds and the machine would shut down.
If you do not have one of those tiny diagnostic button speakers, then try this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phone_connector_(audio)#Tip-ring-sleeve_terminology
Get a cheap pair of headphones, if you run by a convenience/dollar store you can pick up a pair for $5 or less...
On the end connector, tape two wires down (wire from a spare case fan or such works well) firm to the ring and tip of the 3.5mm connector, then secure them to pins 1 and 4 on the motherboard front header where labeled for the speaker.
viola...macgyver diagnostic speaker.
Thanks. I did this and it worked. I could hear the distinct "pop" of the audio coming on when I turn on the PSU. Unfortunately, no beep codes. Just the sound of audio coming in through the earbuds and then the pop of them turning off when I shut down the PSU. Pretty confused here.