had can I tell if I got a bad power supply or a bad motherboard

[casnj]

is there a way with a volt meter to tell if my power supply has decided to give itself up?

and what is the way to tell if my motherboard has been beaten into submission?

 

[Bignate603]

switch to another powersupply that works. If it boots, then the other power supply is bad, if it doesn't, then your motherboard is bad.

 

[Strych9]

Whats it doing or not doing?

 

[casnj]

its a brand new motherboard put in a case that had a working power supply. the power wont kick in for some reason. i have tested the switch on the front with a voltmeter and its fine. the motherboard is a abit be6-2