Power Supply (PSU) simple question

[Pocatello]

Does a PSU supply power when it is plugged in? I just bought a new Fortron PSU for my project 40Ghz Xeon. Anyway, that is off-topic.

So I have it plugged in to AC power, but not hooked up to a computer... and no fan noise.

I hooked it up to two hard drives connected to another computer with a separate PSU... and nothing. (The other computer boots fine, but did not recognize my two hard drives.)

Are PSUs more sophisticated than I had guessed? Do you need the PSU to be hooked to the motherboard with the big-ass connectors to get it to work at all?

In case you are wondering WTF I am trying to do... here goes.

I have a 400gb HD and I need to copy the info to another 400gb HD. But I am short on computers that have native SATA power supply connectors. And I had this brand new Fortron $90 PSU just sitting there waiting for Project 40ghz Xeon. The Fortron has two SATA power connectors.

Thanks for your help!

 

[OSUguy98]

you have to short two of the wires to jumpstart the PSU (that's the job the motherboard would perform...)... I think there's a how-to in the PSU forum..... Or Spectre could jump in ;-)


Keep on Folding!! For the [H]orde!!

 

[[Spectre]]

Or Spectre could jump in ;-)


Keep on Folding!! For the [H]orde!!

Green to black. Yeah there is how to somewhere here also. If there is no load even shorting some PSU's won't turn on but with a couple of drives it should be good to go.

 

[Pocatello]

Wow!

in less than ten minutes, I have an answer plus a picture!

Thanks!