How to bench test PSU?

[walkngdude]

Hi
I want to temp up my new Antec 550w. Is there a set of wires on the big ATX connector that need to be shorted to get the PSU to work?

Thanks
Marc

[wizard james]

heres my ...once in a live time post.

ok heres all the info u need to know



just use something to connet the 2 wires.

[walkngdude]

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. You may not post often but it was very nicely done. LOL

[walkngdude]

From http://www.dansdata.com/top420p4.htm

First, power the thing up. You can make an ATX power supply that isn't connected to a motherboard turn on by grounding pin number 14 on the big motherboard power connector. It's easy to spot that pin, because it's the only one with a green wire going to it.

Use any handy bit of wire - like the paper clip in this picture - to connect pin 14 to any ground contact. The ground contacts are the ones with the black wires going to them. Presto, the PSU will turn on.