F5F Stay Refreshed Hardware Desktop No, you don’t need a CPU just to start the device. It powers up through other components like a battery or power source.

No, you don’t need a CPU just to start the device. It powers up through other components like a battery or power source.

No, you don’t need a CPU just to start the device. It powers up through other components like a battery or power source.

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Lord_Foxtrot
Senior Member
408
11-20-2020, 09:07 PM
#1
Sooo im doing a build an i want to check out the rgb but wont power up... yes there is no cpu yet im waiting on it in the mail but everything else is there motherboard is 2nd hand.. is a asrock h570m-itx/ac lga1200... have i been sold a dud motherboard?? Or do i need the cpu?? HELP!!!
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Lord_Foxtrot
11-20-2020, 09:07 PM #1

Sooo im doing a build an i want to check out the rgb but wont power up... yes there is no cpu yet im waiting on it in the mail but everything else is there motherboard is 2nd hand.. is a asrock h570m-itx/ac lga1200... have i been sold a dud motherboard?? Or do i need the cpu?? HELP!!!

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Bidsie
Member
168
12-05-2020, 05:16 PM
#2
The machine won't start without the processor. Keep waiting until you obtain your CPU to test it.
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Bidsie
12-05-2020, 05:16 PM #2

The machine won't start without the processor. Keep waiting until you obtain your CPU to test it.

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_Annabelle_
Member
72
12-07-2020, 05:27 PM
#3
It usually relies on the motherboard. Most users see fans, LED diagnostics, RGB lighting... yes? No CPU, but still gets fans and error messages like "rgb" : D.
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_Annabelle_
12-07-2020, 05:27 PM #3

It usually relies on the motherboard. Most users see fans, LED diagnostics, RGB lighting... yes? No CPU, but still gets fans and error messages like "rgb" : D.