Can PSU's work themselves

[Saundyy]

This may sound stupid but can PSU's work by themselves? I'm curious as I've built a pc but the power supply when connected with all parts or by itself will not turn on.

 

[Doligic]

This may sound stupid but can PSU's work by themselves? I'm curious as I've built a pc but the power supply when connected with all parts or by itself will not turn on.

There may be a on/off switch on the back that you need to flip (where the power cord plugs into the power supply).

 

[ewood]

yeah. On the 24 pin motherboard connector jump the green wire to one of the black wires and it will turn on. 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[skit75]

They require a load and a return voltage from the motherboard before they will "turn ON"

 

[ewood]

They require a load and a return voltage from the motherboard before they will "turn ON"

nope, just continuity between the green wire and ground. mobo doesn't need to supply a voltage.

 

[skit75]

Ok, while it isn't a voltage... it is a Ground Sense return to the supply and you should not run the supply without a load. It will begin to overheat. Make sure you have something it can power, hooked up to it.

 

[Doligic]

Saundyy,

Have you been able to try anything suggested so far? I am curious to the outcome of your issue.

 

[hunter315]

Ok, while it isn't a voltage... it is a Ground Sense return to the supply and you should not run the supply without a load. It will begin to overheat. Make sure you have something it can power, hooked up to it.

A PSU will not overheat with no load, they all have the minimum load resistors built in specifically to avoid this otherwise you'd be blowing out your PSU everytime you went into standby, doing the paper clip test to jumpstart the PSU is a legitimate test and doesn't require a load, but hooking a fan up gives you a better indication of if the PSU is outputting power especially with PSUs that may not kick the fan on until a certain temperature is reached.


As for the original question, the power switch on the back of a PSU will not turn the PSU on, many people think that it should do something when connected to the wall, it will not do anything unless you get something to send it the on signal, be it your motherboard or a paperclip

 

[Doligic]

Ok, while it isn't a voltage... it is a Ground Sense return to the supply and you should not run the supply without a load. It will begin to overheat. Make sure you have something it can power, hooked up to it.

A PSU will not overheat with no load, they all have the minimum load resistors built in specifically to avoid this otherwise you'd be blowing out your PSU everytime you went into standby, doing the paper clip test to jumpstart the PSU is a legitimate test and doesn't require a load, but hooking a fan up gives you a better indication of if the PSU is outputting power especially with PSUs that may not kick the fan on until a certain temperature is reached.


As for the original question, the power switch on the back of a PSU will not turn the PSU on, many people think that it should do something when connected to the wall, it will not do anything unless you get something to send it the on signal, be it your motherboard or a paperclip

I'm going under the assumption that he is trying to turn the machine on but nothing happens. That is why I suggested the switch that many PSUs have.