Assuming that the memory and the video card are seated correctly, the POST check should still work if the HDD is failed. (I think it will do so even if a HDD isn't fitted).
The basic POST check order is for the computer to boot, followed by a check of the video card, so that the display appears.
BTW, my latest episode was the fourth or fifth time I've had an AMD chip fail - I've never had a Pentium fail. Cheap as chips?
Last edited by ShyTorque; 30th March 2005 at 08:43.