PSU, MBoard & CPU Qs

timmillwood · 11 Jul 2011 at 15:57

Am I right in thinking my PSU (XFX PRO750W Core Edition) will not show any life when powered up unless it's plugged into a motherboard?

Also when I do plug it into the motherboard, without a CPU, would it do any damage if powered up to test?

RJC · 11 Jul 2011 at 16:16

Indeed the psu will not start unless plugged into the board, Starting the motherboard without a CPU installed will probably course the board to fail to boot, probably just give a error code through the BIOS speaker.

timmillwood · 11 Jul 2011 at 16:25

Great, so I can at least check the PSU and motherboard are working before the CPU arrives.

Jordan97 · 11 Jul 2011 at 17:27

There is also a way to find out if it works by putting a piece of wire on two connectors (green and black I think) in the PSU. That will make it power up.

timmillwood · 11 Jul 2011 at 18:45

I'd end up blowing myself up if I did that.