Black Screen when Computer Boots

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Published on 2010-03-12T00:11:05Z Indexed on 2010/03/12 0:38 UTC
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I'm having a serious problem with my computer; I think I've narrowed it down to the motherboard, but I'd like a second opinion before I spend the money.

Before I moved into my new apartment, my desktop was working fine; now, it just won't work. It will turn on, the fans will spin up, lights come on... but nothing appears on the screen. No POST, nothing. I've tried:

A different monitor (both are VGA)
A different video-card (both are DVI, PCIe)
Three different, known-good VGA->DVI adapters
The onboard video port (VGA)
Reseating the memory, and trying only one stick
Different, known-good wall-outlets
Unplugging the HDD and CD-drive from both the motherboard and PSU
Replacing the PSU

Has anyone had this happen before? Perhaps it's a known problem with this motherboard? Any advice!?

Here are my specs:

A13G+ V3.0 motherboard
2 2-gig 800mhz DDR2
600-watt PSU
two older Geforce video cards

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