You can pull the battery and it should still start. If there is nothing on the drive it should display a flashing folder with a ?/Finder face alternating over it.
Ok, so i tried this out only to be greeted by another black screen. The start up didn't make the fans loud though. And the front I/O Light won't come on still...
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Ok, so i tried this out only to be greeted by another black screen. The start up didn't make the fans loud though. And the front I/O Light won't come on still...
Would posting some sort of video of the start up help?