> After 4 years of being powered on, my EM T2682
> no longer powers on.
>
> The symptoms ..
>
> 1. The original power fan spins, and the only sign
> of life is the small LED for disk access when I press the large power
> button on the front ( NORMALLY . THE LARGE POWER BUTTON TURNS BLUE
> TOO .. THAT IS NOT HAPPENING ).
>
> 2. I ordered a replacement PSU .. This one is slightly different
> in that it has a POWER SWITCH ON THE PSU.
>
> WITH THE NEW PSU TURNED ON, AND PUSHING THE FRONT
> PANEL BUTTON ... I GET NO SIGNS OF LIFE ..
>
> AT ALL.
>
> AND I GET NO FAN SPINNING ON THE NEW PSU.
>
> 3. I'm thinking the FRONT POWER BUTTON via the motherboard controls
> the PSU .. and starts the FAN to turn ?
>
> In other words .. I'm reluctant to order a new MB .. if the
> replacement PSU is bad.
>
> Shouldn't the FAN spin on the new PSU when I plug it in
> and press the FRONT BUTTON ?
>
>
> 3. What is t
>
It is the power supply. The front panel switch is routed to the power
supply.
http://xtronics.com/reference/atx_pinout.htm
You can put a paper clip in ATX connector pin-14, green wire, and touch to
any adjacent black wire to turn on power supply.