Question Why pc doesnt post without a drive?

[jimhoxh1]

General question,i thought that pc doesnt need the hdd to post the motherboard logo and bios

 

[rgd1101]

so it post after you put the hdd back in?

 

[jimhoxh1]

so it post after you put the hdd back in?

Yes

 

[SkyNetRising]

General question,i thought that pc doesnt need the hdd to post the motherboard logo and bios

Did you disconnect only power cable from HDD ? (sata data cable remained connected)

 

[jimhoxh1]

Did you disconnect only power cable from HDD ? (sata data cable remained connected)

No i disconnected both

 

[rgd1101]

do you have a modular psu? unplung the hdd cable and not the gpu

 

[USAFRet]

Is this related to this other thread?

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