[SOLVED] PC issue. My guess is motherboard

[Jayfaas]

I have a Dell Inspiron 570 which is pretty old and one day I hit the power button and nothing. If I remove the ATX Power connector from the mobo and test the PSU, it comes on by plugging in the jumper. If I plug it back into the mobo, I hit the power button and the fans dont even flicker. My guess is that something on the motherboard has gone bad, but I wanted to make sure from others that it isnt something else. I would think if its the PSU, it either wouldnt come on, or it would atleast blip the fans when I hit the power button. I would also think that if it were cpu or ram, the fans would come on but it wouldnt POST. Any ideas?

 

[tennis2]

locate the two pins that the power button wires are connected to on the mobo and short them (make an electrical connection between the two pins) manually (with a screwdriver). Maybe the power button broke.