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xdeathshot20
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So I just removed a motherboard and CPU out of a old survalence server.  First do I need any type of storage to acually make sure the system posts?  Also how would I go about turning it on without putting it into a case?  It's a asus board.  4th gen chipset

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You don´t need storage to make sure it posts as far as i know.

Don´t know about the second thing though sorry.

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You don't need storage to see if the system POSTs, just a CPU, motherboard, RAM, PSU and a display output (either through the motherboard if it has onboard or the CPU has an iGPU, or through a dedicated graphics card. 

 

To turn the system on without a case, you need to bridge the power_SW pins on the front panel header on the board with something metal (screw driver works well). The two pins that you'd normally connect the power_SW connector from the case to. 

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1 minute ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

You don't need storage to see if the system POSTs, just a CPU, motherboard, RAM, PSU and a display output (either through the motherboard if it has onboard or the CPU has an iGPU, or through a dedicated graphics card. 

 

To turn the system on without a case, you need to bridge the power_SW pins on the front panel header on the board with something metal (screw driver works well). The two pins that you'd normally connect the power_SW connector from the case to. 

Now if I do that will anything happen to the board?  Or anything really?

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To turn the PC on without a power button, find the POWER_SW switch on the bottom right of your motherboard, and place a screwdriver head in the middle of them. It should fire up

 

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7 minutes ago, xdeathshot20 said:

Now if I do that will anything happen to the board?  Or anything really?

Nothing different from having it turned on using a power switch on a case. All that the switch does is bridge the pins. You're just doing the same thing.

 

EDIT: Should note that you should have a CPU cooler as well. While they can run briefly without one, I wouldn't advise it. 

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10 minutes ago, xdeathshot20 said:

Now if I do that will anything happen to the board?  Or anything really?

It will turn on. Just don't put the mobo on top of metal stuff and it should be OK.

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16 minutes ago, xdeathshot20 said:

Now if I do that will anything happen to the board?  Or anything really?

I typically put the board on top of a phone book before powering it on

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4 hours ago, xdeathshot20 said:

Now if I do that will anything happen to the board?  Or anything really?

 

Nothing special. Just don't knock anything while its running. Wrong times twitch could cause issues. Nothing serious, not unless you actually knock capasitor or something like that.

 

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