K8T neo wont boot

I have a
K8t Neo
amd 64 2800
512 hyperx ram
ati 256 video card
and i put in a new ati wonder, restarted the computer and got nothing.  Took the componet out got nothing, started taking out peice by piece untill only the MOBo was left still nothing, and i mean you know how when you start the computer the keyboard light flashes, it won't do that half the time, and doesn't get any father if it does, I have tried everything i can think of reseting the bios and cmos, putting in a diffrent video card, moving the ram, trying diffrent ram, nothing, i don't know if it's the mobo or the amd64, i don't have a usb thing with the 4 lights, so i can't use that to help.
If anyone has any thing they can suggest please, contact, i think it might be the mobo even though power if going through, cpu fan and what not still starts, but it could be the amd64 though i'm not sure if it would kick in so early, i figured a bad cpu would make the system hang a little later.  I am wondering if i could have short circuted something.  
thanks

Is it a new board, or did it occur after changing the vid.card.
Ur info is a bit scarse, plz supply us with more info.

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    Cavemankr!
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  • K8t-Neo Wont Post

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    Hi.
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  • Help MSI KT8 NEO WONT BOOT

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  • K8T Neo (MS6702) boot hangs

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  • K8T Neo F1S2R No Longer Boots - Help Diagnosing

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    The board is outside the case. No possibility for a short circuit.
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  • MSI K8T-NEO won't post from a cold boot

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