"Nick G" ignore @ nospam.com wrote in
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So the above list, is meaning that you removed ALL cards, devices,
etc, that with only the HDD, video, and a single DIMM the system
still powers off?
yes, but only in windows or during the install. it has yet to power
off whilst in the bios

What about while setting at a POST error from not having anything but the
video card?

Either way, my solutions would likely revolve around either triple-checking
all the BIOS settings, or calling a priest.