Please Help

[skoogra]

I just installed everything but my processor in my new P180 and don't know if there is a problem or not.

Power Supply: Turbo-Cool 510 Series by PC Power and Cooling
Motherboard: P5W DH Deluxe
Memory: 2 x 1 GB Ballistix

I plugged everything in: Fans, 24 pin to motherboard, 4 pin to motherboard, powersupply to 7900GTO, powersupply to Audigy 4. When I press the on button on the power supply, the green light came on the motherboard but no fans or even the powersupply started spinning. Is there a problem with the powersupply or is this normal until the CPU is installed?

Thanks!


(note: I posted this here because I figured all those motherboard guru's would know if the motherboard is responsable for letting the PSU know that it can start powering or not)

 

[Met-AL]

you need the CPU

 

[digital_exhaust]

I'm just curious, but why would you try to power up a computer that has no cpu installed?

 

[DeChache]

I'm just curious, but why would you try to power up a computer that has no cpu installed?

To see if it works.To see what happens. I did it on my first build while waiting on the CPU. I thought it might post or something. Im guessing he's curious like I was.

Youve never done something just to see what happens.

 

[skoogra]

This is actually my second build, but my first time I tried the power supply with just a fan and a hard drive by taking a paper clip and connecting 2 of the 20 pins (was 20 at the time, now it is like 24). After they were connected, the PSU fan ran and powered the other fan I connected to it. I realize that you should have a load on it when testing, but I was careless back in the day. I never tested a PSU with just a motherboard before and didn't know what to expect, but now I see.

Thank you for your help and reassurance.
Now if only my E6600 would come!