Paul Rogers wrote in a message to Roy J. Tellason:

 RJT> The PS is sitting here connected to *nothing*,  power cord
 RJT> in there,  jumper wire in the output plug,  and when I flip
 RJT> the switch I get absolutely *NO* response from the fan,
 RJT> not even a twitch.

 PR> IMO it would be better if you could test it with a known good
 PR> MoBo/system.  You said the board came from your brother?  Would it
 PR> be possible to get said PS next to his ATX box, unplug his PS and
 PR> plug yours in without installing it?  Small chance of messing up
 PR> his system, but gives you confirmation with a known good box.
 PR> Failing that, this Marl board uses ATX.

Not likely,  he's more than an hour away from here,  and we don't see each
other often,  though we do exchange bunches of email... 

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