Complete noob PSU question

xrdan

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Apr 7, 2014
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I'm waiting for the rest of the parts but I have the case and power supply - Rosewill FBM-01 with fans and power supply. I know it's a low end case but it seems ok for my purposes.
My question is this- If I plug this thing in and turn it on with just the 120mm fan hooked up to the molex connector should it do anything? I wanted to hear how loud the fan is but I got nothing- no case fan, no PSU fan. Is this thing DOA or does it take some kind of feedback from the other connections? I figured the PSU fan might have a thermostat but I thought the molex connector was powered any time the PSU was on.
Anyway, I'm completely new to all of this and any enlightenment would be appreciated.
Thanks
Dan
 

neon neophyte

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let's not go suggesting that newbies stick paperclips into their power supply connectors. :p

no, the switch on the back will not turn the psu on. basically, the switch on the back cuts all power to the motherboard, not even allowing the power button to turn the psu on. when the switch is on, the motherboard is capable of turning the psu on. what you have is completely normal. just wait for your parts to arive.