Mega 180 VGA Video Out Of Range

Hello all.
I recently received a Mega 180 (used, but not too used).  It had an ATI AGP card in it that I pulled out.  I then installed Win XP Pro (SP2 and other up to date MS stuff). 
It was working fine for a few days ... I have a KVM switch and plugs attached to it, with the VGA cable into the primary VGA slot.  Now I can't get any video output.  My LCDs (attached to the KVM, and directly to the Mega180) say that "video out of range".  I've connected a CRT to it but it's not getting a video signal after the MS XP Pro initial screen.
I've gone into the BIOS and reset it to the "optimal defaults" but no luck there either.
Any help/suggestions would be appreciated. 
ESlater

Bass:  Are you sure it's the F6 key that allows one to reset to VGA mode?  I've gone into CMOS and turned off Quick Boot, but still, everytime I press F6 I just get the Windows options for Safe Mode boot. 
I did go into Safe Mode and set my resolution to 800x600 but that still didn't help.
I guess I can always go ahead and re-install the ATI AGP but I was thinking this unit should work with the standard VGA plug.  What is weird is that Windows was running fine, and I wasn't really using the machine at all when the video mode got "reset" (or something). 
I guess I'll boot into Safe Mode and remove all video drivers and see how that goes?
Otro: I thought that by hooking up the CRT I'd be able to capture all video modes (certainly more than w/the LCD).  What's happening is that the CRT is turning "off" once Windows moves beyond the initial screen (presumably to the User Account Login Screen), as if the Mega 180 isn't even sending a signal down the VGA connection.

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