USB ports and monitor get no power

[UserLoser]

None of my USB ports get power, the light for my Ethernet cable does not light up, and my monitor claims it has no signal input.  One day I came home from work and this is what I saw.  What is wrong?  Motherboard?  Why?

This guy on these forums sounds like same exact issue I got

[squiggly]

None of my USB ports get power, the light for my Ethernet cable does not light up, and my monitor claims it has no signal input.  One day I came home from work and this is what I saw.  What is wrong?  Motherboard?  Why?

This guy on these forums sounds like same exact issue I got

Did you check the inputs on your motherboard? They might've shorted or gotten loose or frayed or something

[Barabajagal]

The most common cause of such occurances is a bad power supply at the root of the problem. Check all connections (as squiggly said), and try replacing the power supply if everything is snug.

[UserLoser]

Guess I'll have to test the power supply and swap it out.  All the fans and everything work, just no USB ports/monitor.  There is a little green light that does light up on the motherboard, and there are no beeps when you turn it on.

[UserLoser]

None of my USB ports get power, the light for my Ethernet cable does not light up, and my monitor claims it has no signal input.  One day I came home from work and this is what I saw.  What is wrong?  Motherboard?  Why?

This guy on these forums sounds like same exact issue I got

Did you check the inputs on your motherboard? They might've shorted or gotten loose or frayed or something

Yeah and I unplugged everything last night and rewired it back up hoping I'd somehow fix the issue, but didn't work.  My computer been dead now since mid-September I just haven't had time/care enough to fix it.  Now I'm starting to miss playing CS Source so I gotta fix it.

Are power supplies motherboard specific or are they really all the same and can be swapped in/out of most PCs?  I got three computers in the basement one of which I don't use and the other is running 24/7 doing nothing but holding files (i.e. pics/videos, you get the idea, and some music)

[Barabajagal]

As long as they're all ATX (Post 1995 era ) They should be the same. Some of the newer MoBo's also require a 12 volt expansion (little 4 pin square thing), but most all of today's power supplies have those too.

[UserLoser]

K, thanks.  I'll let you guys know what happen when I get around to it today.

[UserLoser]

Power supply was culprit, I'm back on my computer now! +1 to all