Help ... my pc won't turn on!

Hey folks!
I'll start of with the system specs so you'll have an idea of what I'm going to be talking about:
AMD Athlon64 3000+
MSI K8N Neo Platinum
Corsair CMX-512 PC3200
WD 160gb SATA
MSI 5900xt
Antec SmartBlue 350w
I purchased the parts for the system about a month ago, and it ran like a dream! Out of the blue ... it just died!
Here's the problem ... so friday morning (22nd oct.), I used the pc in the morning to check my email. I shut it off before going to work. I come back home ... press the power button on the case, and nothing turns on. I check the power supply switch in the back, and its on. The lights on the rj45 jack are active. I turn off the power supply (i can hear the electricity go out of the system), and switch it on again. Press the power up button on the case, and once again, i get nothing. No fans turn on, no hard drives spinning, no ps fans ... nothing, nada, zip, zilch. I tried resetting the CMOS by removing the battery, and by resetting the jumper - this didn't work. I tried a different power supply - this didn't work. I took the motherboard out of the case, and only had the cpu+fan, and memory on the motherboard, connected the ATX connecter plus the 4pin connector - this didn't work. I tried a different switch from a different case - this didn't work. I am desperate to get the system running. Any suggestions or ideas would be great!
Thanks in advance!

Hey,
I've had to RMA hard drives with Maxtor before, I've got the hard drives FedEx'ed to me within days of them receiving my package! I just checked my email, and I got an RMA number. Good thing is I only have to send it to Toronto, and thats an excellent thing for me because I live closeby, thus, no need for customs or whatnot! So I print the email which has the RMA info, put it inside the box containing the motherboard --> Take the address thing, and put it on top of the box --> and ship it, correct? I'm just going to ship the motherboard in the box it came in, place it in its static bag, and make sure the motherboard is safe. I might also put in some bubble wrap ... or is there a standard that MSI expects the mobo's to be sent in?
Thanks for all your help!
P.S. So long as I get a working mobo, i'll be happy! One that won't quit on me out of the blue after only 4 weeks of average use.
EDIT: I checked with the store I bought the motheboard off of ... they only have a two-week instore return policy. After that, you'd have to deal with the manufacturer.

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