DV2000 has a bad hdd that won't power up

This DV2000 i'm working on has a bad hdd that won't power up & used a usb device to clarify the issue.
Shouldn't the system bootup to bio's even though the hdd is gone?
Worked on alot of desktops & I know they should boot to bio's so you can set the hdd to auto.
This thing now won't even bootup to the bio's, just a black screen with all light's lit up on keyboard & on front.
It beeps 2 short beeps (very low beeps). No loud annoying beeps like i've read on here & the support site.
I'm pretty sure it's not a overheating gpu issue.
Hooked it up to an external monitor & stll won't show a screen as long as I entered the right keys.
Thank's for any comments you might have.
David
[Title edited for clarity.]
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First thing, see if it will boot into the Recovery Partition: Hold down Command R at restart.
If it boots up there, then it's likely that the hard drive has failed, or simply doesn't have a working system.
If it doesn't boot up there, then it's likely to be some other part of the hardware.
If it is the hard drive, then this can be replaced. You can find videos showing you how to do this on sites like ifixit.com.
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