H67MA-E45(B3) won't boot, no beeps. BIOS?

It won't boot. The power LED comes on and fans spin, but I get no monitor activity and no beeps.
I'm theorizing this is BIOS related. My BIOS sticker says E7678 IMS170. I'm using a Core i3-2100 3.1GHz. The website says I need 7678v17.zip. Do I have this already? I can't make the connection between the BIOS sticker and the 7678v17 file.
I actually have two MB's, and two CPU's, and two sets of ram and a different power supply. No combination of MB, RAM, CPU, power supply, works. I went down to 1 stick of ram, no video card, and no peripherals. To my thinking it HAS to be the BIOS at this point.
Thoughts?

Yeah, I've got the 4pin plugged in.
MSI H67MA-E45 (B3) LGA1155 Intel H67(B3) DDR3 SATA3 A&GbE MATX Motherboard
Intel Core i3-2100 Processor 3.1GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1155
Kingston Technology HyperX Blu 8GB 1333MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL9 DIMM (Kit of 2) KHX1333C9D3B1K2/8G
Simplified loadout, so no fans but CPU, no HD, no CD, etc.
Corsair T650 power supply (known good)
I've tried it with and without the Sapphire HD 6850 PCIE Video Card.
I've got two sets of everything, one for each of my kids. Any help is appreciated to turn these xmas gifts around.

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