Well you should have the power off when you plug the power into the PSU. If the fan spins briefly when power is connected then there is power to the Motherboard. I think you may have shorted the PSU. My mate did the same thing to his.
300W is the minimum reccomended for Athlon XP Barton CPU's. You may want to take the opportunity to upgrade it to a 350W+.
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