How do you start a water pump without a computer?

Jump the PSU. Unplug everything except the pump from your PSU. Use a wire lead or a paper clip and jump the green wire from the 24 pin mobo plug to the black wire right next to it. this tricks the PSU into thinking it is hooked up to the mobo, so it will turn on when the switch is thrown.

How do I power a power supply without a motherboard?

Simply plug one wire from the switch into the PSU’s green connector and the other wire into any of the black connectors. It doesn’t matter which one of the black connectors you use, and it doesn’t matter which end of switch is connected to which wire.

Where do I plug my water pump?

Its recommended that the pump be connected to an alternative fan header on the motherboard such as System Fan 1, Chassis_Fan 1, or for newer motherboards a dedicated pump header. Please Note: Lowering the pump RPM can decrease the performance of the cooler along with increasing CPU temperatures.

How do I check the water pump on my computer?

The only way to accurately determine if your Liquid Cooling Pump is functioning, is by checking the Pump RPM. This will only be possible if the pump cable is connected directly to a fan header on the motherboard.

How do I know if my CPU water pump is working?

How to jump a power supply (PSU)?

When you’re jumping a PSU, as soon as you connect the necessary pins together, the PSU will power up, so make sure you have either turned the PSU off at the wall or via the switch at the back of the PSU itself. The first method we are going to look at is the ‘paper clip test’. As the name suggests, all you need is a paper clip or some wire.

How do I Turn on my power supply?

Remember, as soon as you connect the two pins, the PSU will start to power anything that’s plugged in, so make sure it’s either off at the wall or at the back of the PSU beforehand. When you flick the switch on with the paper clip in place, it will power up.

How do I know which wire to connect to my PSU?

You MUST connect the wire to the fourth pin from the left when you looking directly into the connector with the clip on top and the wires leading away from you. If you are using an older or value-oriented PSU, you can also easily identify this pin as the only one with a green cable plugged into it.

How do I connect a 24-pin connector to my power supply?

You are ready to go! Now you simply put the wire into the 24-pin connector that comes from your PSU. You MUST connect the wire to the fourth pin from the left when you looking directly into the connector with the clip on top and the wires leading away from you.