I found these motherboards lying on the street. Both have a CPU and one has 2 GB of RAM.A friend lent me a PSU, and I connected it to the motherboards. Both of them apparently work because an LED turns on, but the PSU doesn’t start. I guess I need the fan connected.I don’t know much about hardware, but I want to get them working.
>>1565914>I don’t know much about hardware, but I want to get them working.If you're not going to pay someone then the solution is to learn about hardware then isn't it. This is not a good place for that.As some free advice.The board on the left takes a processor that was discontinued in 2013. The other looks like a similar age. Neither have heat sinks or fans so you shouldn't power them up for long as they overheat easily.That a lamp turns on is not an indicator that a board works, it's an indicator that the lamp is receiving power. It's usually better than the lamp not turning on but it doesn't mean as much as you want it to mean.PSU don't "start". They might have fans that start on power on or when hot enough but the fact that you connect the PSU to a board and one lamp on the board lights tells you the PSU is providing at least a few milliamps at 3.3 V so it has, contrary to your statement, "started" in that sense. Whether or not the rest of the connectors from the PSU to the mobo work is another matter entirely. Even one damaged/broken/corroded trace on a board can stop it working. That's a pain to find and often requires specialised training and equipment to find let alone repair.You need to find out what CPU they use, what memory modules they use, heat sinks with fans, what video card as at least one of them has integrated graphics but that's only really good enough for word processing or limited web browsing.The good news is PCIe cards are backward compatible. Newer cards can physically fit the slots and run though at reduced speed. The bad news is the cost of video cards and that newer ones are often physically bigge. They might not fit in the small space around the port because they can hit memory modules, CPU cooler, audio ports.You probably want a case and a power supply for each. PSU pins have changed in the last 13 years so you might need an adapter.It's a lot of work to get old hardware running.
>>1565914What did you try to get it to start, anon?
>>1565914the left one seems to be this one:https://www.asus.com/supportonly/h61m-c/helpdesk_manual/For the other one, search for the name that is printed on the mainboard and try to find its manual.You'll need a heatsink, a chassis or at least the power on switch (or a screwdriver if you know what you are doing), and a VGA monitor to see if it works. Don't forget to plug in the 4 pin connector from the PSU to the motherboard.>>1565942>PCIe cardsthese also have PCI slots which are not compatible.
