Thanks everyone for the rapid replies. I tried some things. I put in one of the power supplies from from my friend's old eMachine with all of the drives disconnected. Still the same symptoms, but now the lights on the front panel by the power switch come on (good sign?). So now I removed the sound card as someone mentioned, and voila, the fans are spinning.
I think it's safe to say the old power supply is shot. Could a bad sound card damage the power supply? I was a little leary, but I put the Sound Blaster card back in and again no go.
So I think I'll get a new PS, leave the sound card out and see what happens.
I know eMachine isn't well regarded, but that power supply (Bestec) had to weigh 2-3X as heavy as the OKIA one that was in my computer. I am afraid to use it as the rating is 250 watt max, whereas the OKIA says 450 watt max (but I don't believe it).
I just don't want to throw good money after bad as this is a cheap computer (Wintergreen) that has run flawless since I bought it and it was only $299 brand new. Do you think I should try running it with the old eMachine PS for a while to see how it goes after I put everything back together?? This machine does not have a lot of accessories, 1 DVD drive, 1 HD, 1 floppy, onboard video and the Sound Blaster Live card that I removed.
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