Problems with bootup: Damaged graphics card?

My comp has been running without problems for 2,5 years. Two days ago I removed my graphics card and hard drives so that I could get the dust out of my case. I put them back and restarted. The computer hangs at bootup and there's some beeps (1 long and 8 short, meaning defective video adapter) and the diagnostic leds hang at "Testing RTC". Clearing the CMOS didn't help. So, I replaced the adapter with an old GeForce 2 MX and the computer works with out problems... seems like a sure thing - I broke my graphics card.
The thing is that I decided to flash my bios from 5.6 to 5.7 and tried the card again and for some reason it worked. I soon noticed that I had forgot to plugin my HDD's and had to power down. When I restarted I got the same beeps again and couldn't get it to work.
So the question is: can the fault be in somewhere else than the graphics card? PSU?
Here' my computer's specs:
KT3 Ultra2
Antec True 380W (+5V 35A, +12V 18A, +3.3V 28A)
AMD Athlon XP 2200+
2 x 512 Kingston Value Ram
1x 80GB WD, 1x 40GB Seagate Barracuda
Creative GF4 Ti4600

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Originally posted by osnavi
Or...your troubles comes from HDDs, because it seems that when you tried the other V.card, you hadn't yet connected them too.  Try again the Creative GF 4 without HDDs connected.
I've tried that already. Doesn't work, either.
Seem like I have to go and buy a new card.

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