K8T Neo 2 (MS 6702E) won't post!

Using a K8T Neo 2 (MS 6702E) and a 3200+ athlon AMD 64 the machine won't boot.  The fans will not even respond when the power switch is pressed, only a blue LED on the case flashes slowly. 
History:
 this combo was functioning fine initally when i set it up, with XP running with no problems whatsoever, however, when i opened it up to install a second HD I stopped getting a response from the machine, only the blue LED flashing.
I 'solved' this problem by switching out the PSU with a 2nd PSU and the machine started up SEEMINGLY with no problems.  This led me to believe i had a bad PSU
I tested the original PSU in another PC and it had no problems starting up into windows, so i put it back into the MSI machine and it worked. 
  I had to open the unit up AGAIN to swap some parts out, and when i did, the same problem occurred.  I tried to swap PSU again, but this time to no avail........I just keep getting that blue LED flashing when the PSU is plugged in. 
I've tested the unit with just a single stick of RAM, the CPU and fan
I've cleared the CMOS using the jumper
I've pulled out the battery and allowed the motherboard to drain for 15 minutes
all have resulted in no response from the unit, just a blue light on the case when i plug in the PSU.
Do i have a short?  Any one have any suggestions on how to proceed?? 

Quote from: dkmwong81 on 19-May-07, 23:58:22
PSU details:
Powerman PSU (came with Inwin case)
350W
12V 18A
5V   30A
3.3V 28A
anymore details required?
I've tried taking the board out of the case with a barebones set up several times...no luck. 
the d-bracket doesn't provide any info as it doesn't power up during tests....
"The fans will not even respond when the power switch is pressed, only a blue LED on the case flashes slowly."
try with new and decent PSU(with high amperes & quality brand)

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    I have hooked up the D-Bracket 2 that accompanied the motherboard. It has some lights flashing depending on what is going on, and it halts on "Early Chipset Initialization", which is phase 2 of 16 (1st being "System Power ON"). When I press the power button, the LEDs on my memory sticks flash for a few seconds (showing activity), and the D-Bracket lights up. Then the memory-LEDs go to rest (inactivity), and the D-Bracket halts. Fans keep spinning but there is no life. No beeps.
    After leaving the computer off for the night, I cleared the CMOS. The computer booted and ran fine for a couple of hours, then it suddenly made a noise in the speakers, and the monitor went black. Fans still spinning. The little light at the monitor indicating that it is turned on was flashing, as it does when the computer is off and the monitor is on.
    This is the hardware in my system at the moment. I have removed plenty of stuff to rule out other components but even with just this it won't work. No mouse, keyboard or other drives attached, just this.
    CPU: Athlon64 3200+
    Memory: Corsair TWINX1024-3200XLPRO DDR
    Power: Thermaltake Purepower Butterfly 480W W0020
             Output: +5V (35A), +3.3V (28A), +12V (17A), -5V (0.3A), -12V (0.8A)
    Graphics: Gainward GeForce 6800Ultra 256MB GDDR3 AGP8X, "Ultra/2600 Golden S",
    Motherboard: K8T Neo-FIS2R/FSR (MS-6702)
    Harddrive: Seagate Barracuda IV ATA 7200 RPM
    Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 957p
    Any ideas, suggestions or questions? I am stumped.

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    I have removed plenty of stuff to rule out other components but even with just this it won't work.
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    Graphics: Gainward GeForce 6800Ultra 256MB GDDR3 AGP8X, "Ultra/2600 Golden S",
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    +12V (17A),
    If your graphics card is like mine (see sig) with two power connections at the back you may have stressed the PSU over the last year to it's final end. Borrow or buy another PSU with at least 24 amp on the 12v supply. Your current PSU with only 17 12v amps was bound to fail. Especially since you state you had other hardware at one time. CPU Graphics card, case fanes and drives are all calling on the 12v rail to power them and your PSU just might not have it any more to do the job and the highest draw is at startup.
    Try another PSU.

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