QUOTE(wilgo45 @ Jul 23 2013, 08:38 PM)

Please don't get snippy. I've been trying to help you. The only one here in fact
If you have 5v standby on the board back near the power plugin - then that's good. If the brick is producing Standby - then it can be ruled out.
The power diagram by Xperts might be when power is enabled.
As for FETs and transistors, they can't always be tested accurately while still soldered to the board. Most reliable testing is off board.
First step might be to remove your Inductor coils. Then test for shorts to GND between the different power rails.
But for a 360 not to power on .... likely sources are the Power Regs, ROL board or the Cpu chip
Thanks for your help. I am just answering your questions. Which may lead to no where but any
way thanks for the response.
First i have only +5V , according to the diagram standby is produced on the board by circuitry. That is
my understanding and from this i infer that standby is not being generated.
I understand the confusion caused by semi-conductor devices while testing them on board. But usually
a short is quite obvious and can localized with the help of circuit diagram.
There are no shorts between the Power rails. I did check that its the first step when you have issues
of voltage not being present.
Desoldering component is risky and i have to be 100 % sure before i touch it.
Now you are saying that the CPU might cause a reset so that the +12V does not come up and bring all the circuitry up.
How do i check that ?
Second is does the CPU control Standby voltage in any way ? because i dont have standby voltage ?
According to the Xperts diagram standby should be 3.3 V