New computer refuse to boot!

[jazzhound]

I bought a new motherboard (ASUS A7N8X) to test with my old components because I think the old board is fried. I placed the CPU in, mounted the heatsink with AC3, put a stick of ram in and my video card, all ready to fire up. But I get no video, but more fustrating is I get no beep whatsoever. I took the video off, no beep. I took the memory and leaving the video card off, no beep. Shouldn't I be getting some beeps at the very least for giving the board power?

This is also what's happening on my old board, no beeps whatsoever.

Any ideas? Thanks

 

[minendo]

Is the board properly seated on the standoffs? What PSU? What kind of ram? What CPU?

 

[filmmaker]

Check the power supply and make sure you have the memory in the correct slot.

Once you plug the power connector in and turn the machine on, you should see a green or red light come on the board.

 

[jazzhound]

PSU: Enermex 350 Whisper
CPU: XP1800+
MEM: Infion/Samsung generic PC2100
HSF: Volcano 9
Thermal grease: OCZ Ultra.

Here's the story:

I had an ASUS A7V266-E with the above components exclude OCZ for AC3. Few days ago I was cleaning my board, after trying to reassemble it back I got a spark upon booting it up for the first time (since cleaning), so from that point on, I get no video whatsoever. The spark came from the board near the I/O area. I figured, ok my board is fried with the possibility that my CPU, RAM, Video card also fried, basically every component attached. Today a new motherboard (A7N8X), new memory (though not installed OCZ PC3500), 2600+ (though not installed). I didnt' put the board in the case, it's just sitting on it's anti-static bag on my desk with 1 stick of my generic memory, plus the 1800XP and OCZ thermal grease installed. Everything powers up, I short the pins and fan spins and all that jazz, but I get no video! ok so my 9500Pro could be fried, so I take it out, boot.. no beep. Leave video off, take memory out.. no beep.

So what gives? I should be getting beeps telling me there is no memory, no video.. but I get a damn mute trying to be cute with me.

 

[filmmaker]

Do you have a another power supply to test with?

 

[jazzhound]

No

I guess I need to buy another system so I can test each god damn component one by one

this is messed up.