Quote Originally Posted by 3FS
That is great news, you got very lucky. In the future I would NEVER boot a computer without a CPU fan hooked up though, the results could be tragic!! If you want to confirm it is the CPU fan, just put your ear close enough to that part of the case to confirm it. Most times, a noisy fan is not spinning at full speed, so you can visually see it turning slow, which would confirm your suspicions as well.

Thanks 3FS point taken. I did see it spinning slowly and just thought I would disconnect it to make sure. I will know for next time though.

Thanks again to everyone.