Trying to get an iMac 233 Bondi to power up

I am trying to revive an iMac 233 Bondi. There was perhaps a power outage due to ice storm, but am unsure. Checked power cord, etc, no luck. There is no fan or HD noise, no chime, nothing to indicate that there is any connection to power inside.

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reset the PMU
http://mrjcd.com/junk/PMU.jpg
Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
you may need to reset the Mac's PRAM, NVRAM, and Open Firmware. Shut down the Mac, then power it up, and before the screen lights up, quickly hold down the Command, Option, P, and R keys, until the Mac has chimed twice more after the powerup chime. Then, before the screen lights up, hold down Command-Option-O-F until the Open Firmware screen appears. Then enter these lines, pressing Return after each one:
reset-nvram
set-defaults
reset-all
"The reset-all command should restart your Mac. If so, you have successfully reset the Open Firmware settings."
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1812?viewlocale=en_US

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