my new motherboard wont turn on!

i just got a new PC chips motherboard (i know...) and i set it up, plugged everything in, turned the PSU on, but when i hit the power button, nothign happens. im sure i have everything in the right place, and that the psu works. what else can cause a mobo to not start up?

Try this link I just explained this to another member on the forums and this link will save me from doing it twice. Should be the same principle

http://forum.oc-forums.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=242464

i got it to turn on, the stupid thing shipped with the cmos jumper in the clear position. now it turns on, but it wont boot. if my RAM is bad, shouldnt it at least give me the startup screen? or if the ram is bad does it just give you a blank screen?

What do you mean "it won't boot"? Where does it fail? Does it post anf freeze while loading the OS? Is there any error message?

i mean nothing comes up. it doesnt count ram, it doesnt beep, it just turns on and the screen stays blank.

My motherboard did this when I severed several traces going to the RAM with a screw driver. The fans and LEDs turn on, nothing else happens. It's also possible that attempting to turn it on with the CMOS jumper in the clear position damaged it, but I doubt it. Is there any physical damage? Have you tried it with a single stick of RAM? With different RAM? Have you tried the board outside of the case (on a table, or something), with only the bare minimum plugged in?