I am not sure if this is the right group for inquiries like this one but it
seemed like a good spot to start.

I got a phone call from my mother-in-law saying that when she hits the power
switch on her e-machine nothing happens. She gets no lights or noises that
are normally expected during power-up. She asks me to come over to try to
fix it if I can.

When I get there I of course check to make sure that everything is plugged
in her power strip is turned on. everything looked normal. She has had
this machine for several years and has not had really any serious problems
with it until now.

I thought that she may have a bad power supply. I wasn't sure if power
supplies routinely go bad or not but I tested the one that was in the box
with a multimeter and did not get any readings from any of the peripheral
connectors.

I then went down to the local electronics store (Fry's) and purchased a new
power supply with the same specs as the original and returned to install it
for her.

Now here is the issue that I am trying to deal with. I installed the unit
in her machine and plugged in all the harnesses where they should be.
However, when I plugged the main power cord, both the fans (CPU fan as well
as the one inside the power supply) started turning slowly and I still
cannot get the machine to power up.

I am fairly confident that her original PS is bad because I brought it home
and tried to install that one in my computer and it did not work. The one
that I purchased is good because it is powering my PC even as I type this.

What I am wondering is, did I miss something? Could there be a problem with
either the MB or with the power switch?

Please help me out. Reply to the group(s) or you can email me directly.
Thanks in advance.

Gerry Morgan