Weird Question: Using PS without a Motherboard

[Sigma_Hyperion]

I've got an unusual question...

I'd like to use a standard PC ATX power supply to power some things in a project that I'm building. It'll power some lights, some fans, etc. But there is no PC in this build, and therefore no motherboard. So I'm faced with the dillema in how to turn the power supply on if there's no motherboard to handle that function for me.

Can you just use a switch and bridge a couple of the points on the standard motherboard plug and have it work?

If all else fails I'll just use some old motherboard I've got lying around, I'm sure I've got one somewhere. I'll just have to find some place to hide the motherboard.

 

[tdg]

All you need to do is jump the green wire to any black wire and it'll turn on.

 

[Rabid Badger]

All you need to do is jump the green wire to any black wire and it'll turn on.

Wire up a switch and you're golden.

 

[Sigma_Hyperion]

That is precisely what I needed to know, I just didn't think anyone would actually know what wires to bridge. Thank you.

 

[TheGamerZ]

It's something many of us do. It's especially useful when you're testing a water loop w/o turning on the computer.