2nd monitor quit

I have a G5 quad (PowerPC) on which I had 2 monitors - a 30" and 20" (both Cinema iodized aluminum shells). They both worked fine until I was changing a printer out and pulled on the power cord to remove it from among thetanlge behind my desk. I head a click and the 20" went black.
I tried everything - restarting, checking connections, replugging, checking power strip to which it is ttached to be sure it was hot all to no avail.
Is this a job for the AppleStore geniuses?

It could be a short in the power brick, or perhaps the monitor itself. Best to take it to the genius bar and have it looked at. Best case scenario, it's the power brick, worst case it's a short in the monitor itself.
I've had a 23" Aluminum Display from 2004, when the first revision were released and (knocking on wood) have had no problems with it. It's worked beautifully since day one. Hope it works out.

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