Is Permanently Shorting ATX Green/Black Wires Bad

khoitran00

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Aug 21, 2017
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Greetings. My motherboard is messed up. It will only start and stay on if I short the green and a black cable on the ATX power cord. As soon as I remove it, it will turn off. Also, no POST beeps can be heard.

Is it bad to leave it shorted like this? I am broke right now so I can't really afford a new motherboard.

Also a secondary question. Could this have been caused by a malfunctioning PSU? If I get a new motherboard, I'm worried my PSU would just mess up that board as well!

Thanks guys!