Server System Infrastructure
Without the mainboard, also called motherboard, your computer would not work... at all. Everything is hooked up to it from RAM to hard drive to CPU. The only hardware component it doesn't control is the power supply, but the power supply is also hooked up to the motherboard.
You should not bother to check any power supply in the motherboard. You need to take the motherboard to service centre if faulty.
Will a ATX power supply work with a ASUS motherboard?Read more:Will_a_ATX_power_supply_work_with_a_ASUS_motherboard
The hardware unit that contains the CPU, the RAM, a hard disk, and a power supply is called the "motherboard."
The motherboard could be damaged if the power supply released a surge of electricity during the destruction.
Power supply or motherboard is bad.
Case: minitowers:compact cases,low-profile cases or slimline cases. Power supply: ATX power supply
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The power supply provides electricity that support current to allow the component to run. For example: (The motherboard) the motherboard is useless without the help of power supply. Any component or hardware were useless without the power supply.
I do not know what the motherboard you have so your question is a good one. Find someone in your neiborhood who has the same motherboard as see what power supply they use. The other way is to fit one of the power supplies to the motherboard and see if it catches fire
The mother board, power supply, and chassis
The motherboard does not connect the power supply to the peripherals. The power is supplied directly to most peripherals such as HDDs and CD drives by cables from the power supply. Some special expansion cards, such as network cards, get enough power from the motherboard through the PCI slot to function.