850TX help

MastrShakeXI9 · 04-13-09, 07:38 PM

I just got my stuff in the mail to build my new PC today. I'm returning the mobo for a different one so it'll be a few days before I can actually do any work on the rig. Anyway, I plugged in my corsair psu to my case fans and flipped the switch but nothing happened. The fan didn't spin nor did the case fans. Is the psu dead or does it only work when the whole system is plugged into it?

BG-0 · 04-13-09, 07:43 PM

It needs the power on signal from the motherboard. Otherwise it won't power up. The switch on the back is only used to stop it from powering up, it's not for powering up purposes.

MastrShakeXI9 · 04-13-09, 07:50 PM

So I won't know if the psu works until I build the PC?

jaymz9350 · 04-13-09, 08:11 PM

You can take a paper clip (bent in a U shape) and connect the green wire on the 24 pin ATX connector to any black (ground) wire on the 24 pin ATX connector to power up the PSU when not hooked to a motherboard.

MastrShakeXI9 · 04-13-09, 08:22 PM

I don't have any paper clips.

hokiealumnus · 04-13-09, 08:46 PM

Or a piece of wire, if you have one of those. Here are photos on how to do it.

MastrShakeXI9 · 04-13-09, 09:43 PM

Thanks for the help. I got the psu to work using a wire.

04-13-09, 07:38 PM	Thread Starter #1
MastrShakeXI9 Registered Join Date: Apr 2009	850TX help I just got my stuff in the mail to build my new PC today. I'm returning the mobo for a different one so it'll be a few days before I can actually do any work on the rig. Anyway, I plugged in my corsair psu to my case fans and flipped the switch but nothing happened. The fan didn't spin nor did the case fans. Is the psu dead or does it only work when the whole system is plugged into it?
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04-13-09, 07:43 PM	#2
BG-0 Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: F@F, Folding @(in, but who cares about grammar?) Finland	It needs the power on signal from the motherboard. Otherwise it won't power up. The switch on the back is only used to stop it from powering up, it's not for powering up purposes.
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04-13-09, 07:50 PM	Thread Starter #3
MastrShakeXI9 Registered Join Date: Apr 2009	So I won't know if the psu works until I build the PC?
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04-13-09, 08:11 PM	#4
jaymz9350 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Marytucky, Ohio	You can take a paper clip (bent in a U shape) and connect the green wire on the 24 pin ATX connector to any black (ground) wire on the 24 pin ATX connector to power up the PSU when not hooked to a motherboard. __________________ i7 3770k @ 4.5 1.25v 4x2 GB G.Skill Ripjaw DDR3 1600 9-9-9-24 ASRock Fatality Pro Z77 XFX 7970 / Samsung SyncMaster 216BW Corsair TX750 128 GB Samsung 830 / 1.5 TB WD Green / 500 GB WD Blue
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04-13-09, 08:22 PM	Thread Starter #5
MastrShakeXI9 Registered Join Date: Apr 2009	I don't have any paper clips.
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04-13-09, 09:43 PM	Thread Starter #7
MastrShakeXI9 Registered Join Date: Apr 2009	Thanks for the help. I got the psu to work using a wire.
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