Testing motherboard without CPU?

[Electrode]

Hey all. I want to test the motherboard in a computer I am in the process of building.
The thing is, I don't have a CPU for it yet. Is there any way I can test it without a CPU?

That's all for now.

 

[Boonesmi]

not that i know of

 

[gimps]

Test as in...?
You mean make sure it works?
The best you could do, was just power it on.. you should get 4 long beeps from the internal speaker (I think it's 4), which basically says there is no CPU installed.

 

[GiveMeDeals]

Depends on the motherboard you are using, usually you wouldn't get ANY beeps at all without the CPU. The best you can do is to make sure the power supply works.. heh

 

[Electrode]

My motherboard does not have any beep codes for no CPU, as far as I can tell from the manual. I guess I'll give it a try later today. The reason I want to do this is because I don't want to buy more stuff if the motherboard I'm building around is dead.

 

[GiveMeDeals]

In this case, there is NO WAY you can test the motherboard is working or not without a CPU.

 

[Electrode]

Well, I just plugged it in and flipped the power switch, and pushed the power button. Nothing happened. At all. Absolutely not a single thing happening. Zero activity. Does this mean the mobo is dead, or possibly another problem?

 

[Boonesmi]

probably cause there is no cpu, not even the bios can load without a few cpu cycles

 

[Generalen]

Got any friends??? If u have u mayby can burrow a CPU from one of them if they have a CPU supported by your motherboard.

 

[Electrode]

I do know someone who repairs PCs out of his home. Maybe I could ask him if he's got a celery or cumine laying around...