Turning on without a case?

[Mr. Mulder]

I realised I have enough spare parts to make up a new base unit (w00t) – it's all connected on my desk atm but I've got no case, how can I turn it all on without having the PWR SW connected?

[Virtualbody1234]

The power switch is connected to the tiny pins on the motherboard. All you need is a momentary contact to start the system.

The light green pins in this picture:



Check your particular motherboard manual for the correct pins

[Mr. Mulder]

Connect them by something metal? I've used a screw driver to connect both pins but no luck?

[Virtualbody1234]

Recheck everything. Connecting them with a screwdriver should do the trick if everything is connected. Check that the switch on the power supply is on.

[Mr. Mulder]

Yeah It's all connected up real nice, there's no switch on my PSU - just the power cable port and a voltage switch (set to 230v which is right for here). Strange it's not working though, the mobo/psu/cpu all work for sure - think I'll buy a cheap case tomorrow and see how it goes then

[Peerzy]

I think someone a while ago, might have been Dave posted a picture of his workspace and his PC didn't have a case it was just lying there on something under his desk