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How to start a Power Supply Unit w/o a motherboard

video How to start a Power Supply Unit w/o a motherboard

A power supply unit is a a box that powers your Desktop PC and runs all the components you have hooked up on the motherboard... But lets just say your computer stops working and you want to know if the power supply is bad or the motherboard is bad??? or maybe you want to test out a component you bought off ebay or something... So in this tutorial I will show you how to start a PSU with a paper clip!!!

Items Needed
PSU (Power Supply Unit)
Paperclip
Something to test the PSU

7 comments

Aug 13, 2011. 7:37 PMBeefyHaze says:

Nice DEstructable i click the video but it has been removed by the user.... really helpfull you richard

Jan 23, 2011. 8:01 PMmariodjw says:

Thanks for the advice. I've been wanting to do this for awhile.

Nov 14, 2010. 4:02 AMeddles777 says:

thanks for this =) ive got an old psu lying around to cool my friggin hot netgear modem with two fans

Nov 14, 2010. 9:34 AMYelnuts71 (author) says:

I am glad that I have helped you out

Aug 28, 2010. 12:43 AMLankyDuke says:

A more user friendly way to turn the PSU on and off would e to use the little toggle switch at the back of the box where your mains supply lead is. Saves having to worry about prematurely starting your devices if you're not quite ready ;)

Aug 28, 2010. 10:51 AMYelnuts71 (author) says:

This PSU doesn't have a toggle switch but that is also another way to start it... Thanks for suggesting :)

Aug 26, 2010. 8:41 PMScatmanbrandt says:

This is also a good idea when you first water cool your system. You'll want to turn on only the power supply and water cooling components for about 2 days to check if there are any leaks. That way you can find and fix any leaks you may have without shorting your motherboard, GPU, CPU or anything else withing waters reach.