Can You Start A PC Without A PSU?

[Odonix]

I have an old motherboard with all the parts it needs to run except a power supply. Is there any way to start it? At all? Thanks

 

[Benab3]

There is no way to start it. The parts can't work without a power source.

 

[USAFRet]

I have an old motherboard with all the parts it needs to run except a power supply. Is there any way to start it? At all? Thanks

I have an old car. There is no gas in the tank. Can I still start it up?
Any way at all?

 

[Popa2caps]

I have an old motherboard with all the parts it needs to run except a power supply. Is there any way to start it? At all? Thanks

Nope

 

[Lutfij]

Can I grow plants without fertilizer, soil, water and light?

 

[Odonix]

There is no way to start it. The parts can't work without a power source.

Oh really?? I didnt know that. You know Im just a retard who doesnt know how things work. Arent there any alternative power sources?!... smh

 

[Odonix]

I have an old motherboard with all the parts it needs to run except a power supply. Is there any way to start it? At all? Thanks

I have an old car. There is no gas in the tank. Can I still start it up?
Any way at all?

Yes smart ass, there is a vegetable alternative

 

[Odonix]

Can I grow plants without fertilizer, soil, water and light?

No, but that has nothing to do with what I asked

 

[Odonix]

I have an old motherboard with all the parts it needs to run except a power supply. Is there any way to start it? At all? Thanks

Nope

You don't even have a profile picture so...

 

[USAFRet]

I have an old motherboard with all the parts it needs to run except a power supply. Is there any way to start it? At all? Thanks

I have an old car. There is no gas in the tank. Can I still start it up?
Any way at all?

Yes smart ass, there is a vegetable alternative

That counts as fuel.

To your original question...
No, you cannot start up a PC without a power supply of some sort.
Or maybe you have some sort of PC that can run on powdered unicorn horn and puppy farts.

Now...what is your real question?

 

[Odonix]

I have an old motherboard with all the parts it needs to run except a power supply. Is there any way to start it? At all? Thanks

I have an old car. There is no gas in the tank. Can I still start it up?
Any way at all?

Yes smart ass, there is a vegetable alternative

That counts as fuel.

To your original question...
No, you cannot start up a PC without a power supply of some sort.
Or maybe you have some sort of PC that can run on powdered unicorn horn and puppy farts.

Now...what is your real question?

I never said no power at all I said without a PSU, you know the block looking things you put in your PC to get power.

 

[USAFRet]

I never said no power at all I said without a PSU, you know the block looking things you put in your PC to get power.

OK....110v or 240v from the wall (depending on where you live)
This needs to be reduced and split into 12v and 5v. Different places on the motherboard and other parts take different voltages.

Unless you desire to build your own power supply (PSU), how do you plan to do that?

BTW...how did your barebones custom laptop go?

 

[Lutfij]

Odonil,
You have your answer actually. That's the point of asking the question to you.

USAFRet,
I think one can build a powersupply out of 9v batteries, small step up transformers and resistors if they really desired but with PSU's in abundance for purchase of reliable units, who'd want to waste time doing so?

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I never said no power at all I said without a PSU

Well it now looks like you're trying to find an alternative power source like biofuel. Considering how a power supply unit has the necessary components to provide stable and reliable power to your PC, there aren't any other material alternatives for this case.

 

[Odonix]

I never said no power at all I said without a PSU, you know the block looking things you put in your PC to get power.

OK....110v or 240v from the wall (depending on where you live)
This needs to be reduced and split into 12v and 5v. Different places on the motherboard and other parts take different voltages.

Unless you desire to build your own power supply (PSU), how do you plan to do that?

BTW...how did your barebones custom laptop go?

That's the type of answer im looking for. I did not build a barebones laptop.

 

[Odonix]

Odonil,
You have your answer actually. That's the point of asking the question to you.

USAFRet,
I think one can build a powersupply out of 9v batteries, small step up transformers and resistors if they really desired but with PSU's in abundance for purchase of reliable units, who'd want to waste time doing so?

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I never said no power at all I said without a PSU

Well it now looks like you're trying to find an alternative power source like biofuel. Considering how a power supply unit has the necessary components to provide stable and reliable power to your PC, there aren't any other material alternatives for this case.

A person who is too lazy to buy a psu

 

[Someone Somewhere]

But happy to go buy a pile of DC-DC converters, and change the batteries every minute?

 

[Lutfij]

Now, now, lets not go that far. It's best that the lethargy gets cut out in fashion when said investments go out the window from a failed science experiment.