i went through a few of the posts on here looking to see what's been suggested and so far everything i've tried has been unsuccessful. here's the deal, brand new motherboard, brand new cpu, brand new ram sticks. when i press the power button, i get nothing. literally nothing. no fan spinning, no hard drive/cd rom spinning. on a hunch, i stripped it to the bare minimum. just the power source and motherboard, no ram. when i turn the psu switch on (checked the 115 switch), i get a red light on it as well as a green light on the motherboard itself. still won't respond to the front power switch (even tried shorting the two power switch wires). with the ram installed, i get no light on either the psu or the motherboard. ideas?

Just to make sure: Both power connectors on the MB are connected right? The newer MB's have two power connectors, BOTH need to be connected (I made this mistake building my last machine) Here's a picture: http://www.lostcircuits.com/motherb... Both of those need to be connected to MB, or it won't power up.

You should ALWAYS benchtest a board before installing it in a case. Take it out & start from scratch. See response #2: http://www.computing.net/answers/ha... "If my answers frighten you then you should cease asking scary questions" - Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) in Pulp Fiction

all cords are connected properly tried booting it outside the case and got the same thing. light on mobo and light on psu but that's it

Try another Power Supply, but first be sure it has enough power for your new MOBO. You did lay the MOBO on a non-conductive surface, right? Plastic or cardboard- wood. Double check that the Processor fan is not connected to a Case Fan Receptacle. No fan, No run. There is nothing to learn from someone who already agrees with you.

Tell us about your power supply...make/model, wattage & amperage specs. Actually, list ALL your system specs. You haven't told us anything about your hardware other than your board which might be an Intel DG35EC? http://www.intel.com/products/deskt... "If my answers frighten you then you should cease asking scary questions" - Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) in Pulp Fiction

mobo: intel dg34ec cpu: intel core 2 duo psu: panther 450w or raidmax 380w (replaced this one) ram: 2 sticks of samsung 1 gb ddr2 i've got a 300 gb ide hard drive and a dvdrw ide drive as well i did try placing the mobo on a non-conductive surface and got identical results. light on psu and mobo but nothing spinning without the ram. with the ram i get nothing. i already double checked the cpu fan plug and it was in the proper slot. what's throwing me off is that i get lights without ram and nothing with.