How to make the PSU work without a motherboard?

Hello!

I want to set up my cd rom to just play CD's... for that I need to connect it
to a psu...
but the CD rom doesn't work without the PSU being connected to a motherboard...
so how can I use the psu without a motherboard?

thanks!

I don't think it was designed for that, could you explain what you'r trying to do and maybe someone else has a alternative method.

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Originally Posted by dekelc

Hello!

I want to set up my cd rom to just play CD's... for that I need to connect it
to a psu...
but the CD rom doesn't work without the PSU being connected to a motherboard...
so how can I use the psu without a motherboard?

thanks!

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I'm pretty sure thats a safety feature, although i've never tried this i thought that th CD Drive may actually work stand-alone, except the drivers would be require,d and this is where the mobo comes in.

Won't do you any good. CD Roms still need to be hooked up to a sound card to make use of the headphones jack. Plus CD roms require drivers to do anything.

Yes it is possible. The easiest way would be to obtain an AT PSU as they have a big switch that turns it on. You'll also need a CD-Rom that has both an audio jack AND A PLAY BUTTON. It is possible to hotwire an ATX PSU, but you can pick up an AT easily if you don't already have one.