Motherboard blues

[Thinker]

I hv got a 430 tx mainboard with a Pentium 166 mmx & 32 MB EDO and a cirrus logic 5446 2MB video card.
Now the problem is that I am not getting anything on my monitor, not even the CMOS but my video card had it's share of problems in the past. for eg - the screen used to freeze and I used to change it to another slot to make it work. but this time this method does not seem to workand even my CPU lights are off and there's no light on my keyboard either can anyone out there can help me?

Thanks for your time

 

[LiLithTecH]

Does the FAN in the Power Supply come on?

 

[Zepper]

Perhaps you have the mobo PSU connector/s either loose or backwards. Remember, if you have the old type (AT) PSU all the black wires should be together in the center.
Also this:
Boilerplate-01:
. Most frequent causes of failure to boot:
1- RAM, CPU or AGP video card not seated properly, or a bent pin.
2- Drive data cable on upside down or only on half the pins or shifted . a pin or two (usu Floppy or Zip drives).
3- CMOS needs to be cleared (AC power must usually be disconnected or . attempt to clear CMOS may fail).
.bh.