No fans or speaker beep on motherboard.

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Having an issue with a new build. The motherboard won’t power up, no lights, fans or beeps. The PSU passes the paper clip test.
I have read through the steps found here (http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261145-31-perform-steps-posting-post-boot-video-problems) and done them all. I haven’t tried anything that isn’t listed there.

PSU: Thermaltake litepower 450W
Motherboard: ASRock AB350M Pro4
CPU: Ryzen 3 1300X
RAM: Kingston HyperX 2x4GB

It is currently breadboarded.
Basically I’m conceding that the mobo is probably dead.
Is there a test similar to the paper clip test to definitively tell if the motherboard is dead?
Also if it is dead, is there a way to determine if the issue was present when I bought it, or if it died from static?

Also does anyone have experience returning motherboard that are defective?
 
Solution
Paper clip test of PSU ? That's not enough to make sure it works right. Unless you can ascertain 100% that PSU is in good working order, proceeding with other tests will produce no results.
Mar 12, 2018
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Hmm. I’ll probably have to get a PSU tester.

The speaker came with the motherboard, but it is a seperate piece. I have wired it up to a battery and it produces a sound. Also can confirm it is in the correct spot with the correct polarity.

Thanks for your answers so far
 

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