Ok, now I've got real problems.
I completely revamped my whole PC setup... I cut all kinds of holes in the case, I took apart my PSU and added fan control, I vacuumed out the PSU and the mobo (is this safe to do ?) , I rounded all of my IDE cables, I added a watercooling system, I severed the power switch/reset switch/led light leads from the mobo to the front bezel, and added quick connectors for easy access, I reapplied artic silver to the CPU (it's possible that some got onto the bridges, but I tried to keep things clean... how do you remove this stuff?) ....
basically, I screwed w/ every aspect of my system. ...also, no water was spilled on any components...
when I push the power button, absolutely nothing happens. nada...
I unplugged everything from the mobo except the power switch and the big power connector from the PSU, and still got nothing. I tried a different power supply, still nothing... cleared the CMOS, nada.
Brainstorm, people. WTF could be causing this?
Also, how can I mod an ATX PSU so that I can turn it on w/o a mobo.
Finally, (really stupid), on the PSU, which switch setting means on? the "o" or the "-" ???
Really need this machine up and running!