Asus support got back to me and stated the following (I have removed their name etc):-Quote "Hi WildBill,Do you live in UK?For motherboard, our tech team have found the solution to fix this issue but we have to do the special repair in our RMA center...

It would be REALLY helpful if Asus just came out and stated what the issue is they have identified and how it is fixed?If it is a hardware issue then just state and help customers with the RMA process!I bought my motherboard from Scan in the UK and t...

Now started to get the exact same issue that been increasing in frequency to daily now PC will not power on, have to remove power cord to PSU then wait for the motherboard light to go off etc.Once the PC is on it works fine.Built this system in Nove...