Stupid power supply question

[manningfan]

I'm building a new PC but I only have the PS and case until tomorrow. I went ahead and installed the PS in the case but I does not power up. Does it have to be connected to the motherboard to power up or do I have a DOA PS?

 

[Matthias99]

It won't turn on if you just plug it in.

You can short the green wire to any black wire momentarily with a paper clip or similar object to get it to turn on. Don't leave it on like this without a load, though; it might damage the PSU.

 

[Puffnstuff]

Would you be kind enough to film your entire build process for us and put the video up on youtube and provide a link?:thumbsup:

 

[Hlafordlaes]

Originally posted by: manningfan
I'm building a new PC but I only have the PS and case until tomorrow. I went ahead and installed the PS in the case but I does not power up. Does it have to be connected to the motherboard to power up or do I have a DOA PS?

Don't feel bad. I hadn't built a PC since the mid eighties until last year, and I made the same mistake. You need to short a coupla pins to fool the PSU into thinking there's a mobo there in order to power it up, something I decided to forego until the other components arrived.

Hard not to want to test everything as comes, though, isn't it?