update:
if you mess with enough jumpers, good things can happen. it booted to the blue screen with the 2 gray boxes, however the second gray box was empty and i remember someone on these forums stating that is where the hdd specs are. since it was empty i assumed the hdd died. however i plugged in a new one that works and i believe i tripped some sort of alarm. it wont boot anymore and it buzzes. i found a jumper right next to the buzzer and i tried jumping it but it didnt reset.
any help?
update 2: not enough power. ohms law ftw.