[GeForce 6] Geforce 6800 128MB - Computer won't boot with add. power cable conne

I've had my computer set up in it's current configuration for about a year now except that I've recently replaced (RMA) my motherboard and it's been working solidly for the past two weeks. I was playing a game yesterday, hit <Escape> to go to options and then my computer shut off. After unplugging everything from the motherboard, I have found out that the computer won't turn back on if I have the additional power cable attached to the video card. If I have the power cable attached to the video card, the computer will turn on for about a second, and turn off. The power LED won't stay on, the CPU fan won't turn, even the power supply fan won't turn. When I detach the power cable from the video card, my computer will power on, but I get a horrible screech (which I assume is the video card warning that the necessary power cable isn't attached). In this case, all fans on the system start turning, even the video card fan. So, I turn off the computer within a few seconds to make sure I don't damage anything. I have tried using different power connectors from the power supply to the video card to make sure it wasn't just one particular power cable.
My question is: Is the video card at fault, or my power supply?
I'm hesitant to test the video card on the only other system available to me (My girlfriend's 5 year old Gateway with a 200W power supply [+12V 6A Max] which I'm using to post this thread) for fear of damaging it. And unfortunately, the video card in my girlfriend's computer is of a way older AGP style which won't fit into my motherboard (for testing).

Glenn,
I cleared the CMOS, as suggested, and nothing has changed from my previous post. I'm trying to figure out if the video card is now drawing too much power from the power supply, indicating something went wrong with the video card or if something went wrong with the power supply in that it now can't handle the power being drawn from the video card. I disconnect all my hard/optical drives power connections, so that the power supply is powering only the motherboard and video card and it's the same story.
NEXT DAY UPDATE:
I bought a SmartPower 2.0 350W Antec power supply from Circuit City to test my situation further. I get the same problems even with the new power supply, so I'm certain that the video card is drawing too much power from the Molex power connector. Time to RMA MSI ASAP. If anyone has any suggestions please feel free to comment on this thread.

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