>Did you try the onboard video adapter (with and without the video card removed) to see if you are getting any signal on the monitor?
I tried it but only with no other card involved. I didn't want it to fail because of confusion and I couldn't see why the absence of a second card could help either way.

To be sure, I'm going to hook the monitor to another desktop, I'll know by 11:00 and another monitor could be in the mail by 11:03