Are you getting any beeps at all?

With no RAM is there a beep?

With no vid card is there a beep?

I can't get any beeps at all now. I clear CMOS in between every different config, and nothing.

Merc's experiences may say something else, but I'm thinking the board has gone bad.

If you're not getting any error codes/beeps, I would tend to agree with CC -- bad board.

Concur. Sorry Dart. Keep that RAM stick, though, as i guarantee it will come in handy again.

I took my rig apart and accidentally left the motherboard CD in the optical drive. What is the easiest way to get it out? Do I have to put everything back in order to do this? Thanks.

Unplug the psu from the wall socket.

There's a pin hole in the front. Open up a paper clip. As you push it far into the pin hole, the drive door should slide open enough that you can pull it out the rest of the way and remove your CD.

Thanks! I never knew that! LoL, obviously.