turn on computer without a case (power button)

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Korialstrasza

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as title says, I go through a lot of parts and stuff and it's too slow to have to throw a motherboard and everything into a case every time, so i have the stuff sprawled out over the table. The problem is I need to turn the motherboard on somehow without having a case around. Is there something out there that would allow me to do this? Or do i have to buy a cheapo case and tear out the button from it?

Thanks dudes.
 
You know the pins where you normally connect the power switch? Get a jumper and put it across the two pins, that should start it up.
 
or if you're on a s939, you can try out a DFI board which ahs a pwoer button on the mobo :)
 
Dudes,

screw driver and jumper didn't work. With the screwdriver, i'd sometimes get a little burst of power if i placed it just right and the cpu fan will spins a few rotations.

Hmmm

Edit: Yeah, so oops. It's the motherboard. Just plugged it into a case and it's doing the same thing WITH the button.

Edit: Switched out mobo, screwdriver works great!

Thanks guys.

Btw, any ideas on why the other motherboard is doing that?
 
power cable may be the problem, switch that out, if its not that then, thats way above my head.
 
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