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Troubleshooting ATX PowerSupply

when I switched the power on, nothing happens. I am not sure whether my power supply or CPU or motherboard is dead. I want to check my ATX power supply using multimeter without plugging on to the motherboard. Is it possible? If it is possible, how?

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i have no idea but have you pulled everything form your mother board cpu and ram too to see if you get any system beeps
Yes.

black wire : ground
yellow wire : + 12V
red wire : + 5v
orange wire : + 3,3V
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dont pull eveything out. you need to keep jumper wire of power button to be connected to mobo.
Easiest thing to do is try a different power supply.  I've had supplies where they would spin the fans but not power the mainboard.