Does a PSU have to have a MOBO hooked up for it to power on?

[Epoman]

I bought this case from newegg and I don't have a mobo yet but I plugged it in and It doesn't come on!
I tried the Case 80mm fans and a Hard Drive but nothing?

Is the PSU dead or does it need a mobo hooked up?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Markfw]

Yes, you need a motherboard to turn it on, unless its an AT case. (old)

 

[Epoman]

Thank you Sir!

 

[Jayczar]

It can be turned if you really want it to, here is a simple article on how .

modtown

 

[Epoman]

Originally posted by: Jayczar
It can be turned if you really want it to, here is a simple article on how .

modtown

Nice! Thanks for the info.

 

[DaveSimmons]

I bought a $12 Antec power supply tester from Newegg, and use it first whenever setting up a new system -- I'd rather have a bad supply kill it than a mobo or hard drive.

 

[Zepper]

Switching PSUs should have a fair load on them so don't run them very long without loading it down a bit - 1 or 2 Amps on +5 and +12 at least. Older ones could blow if you ran 'em w/o a load. Computers came w/ a load resistor in those days to use w/ lightly loaded systems.
.bh.