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Old March 18th 06, 12:09 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Default PC won't turn on but not a power supply problem? Please Help....

DaveW wrote:
There are NO fuses on a motherboard. Either your PSU or your motherboard
has expired.

While you are right, there are no fuses in the main power lines, I must
correct you for the record, USB ports have a special type of fuse. They
are polyfuses which will heal themselves (an overcomplicated
self-resetting circuit breaker). Other devices will have fuses also.