Shorting the pins on the mobo turns it on. Time to commence mining, looks like.   

Alright, shorting the PSU works, so that component isn't the issue. Anyway to test a motherboard, or am I just going to have to spring for another?

Been trying to build a mining rig, and it looks like I need a little help. My PSU absolutely refuses to power on- no power to the motherboard, no fan noise, no nothing. Here's a list of the hardware I'm using.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138318
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103698
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134812
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150523
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341017

I've already tried swapping out the PSU, so unless I've been sent two dead units in a row, I'm tempted to think something else is wrong. Thoughts?