Foxconn G31MX stuck on BIOS screen unless I remove all USB devices

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A have a Windows 2008 Server machine with a Foxconn G31MX motherboard which has been running OK for years, but in the last couple of weeks it has refused to boot past the Foxconn BIOS splash screen unless I remove the 2 USB devices which are connected to it (KVM switch and Seagate external HDD). Now when I remove the USB devices (and use a PS/2 keyboard) and try booting in safe mode (with networking) the machine attempts to boot but after 20 minutes it only gets as far as a blank screen with a mouse cursor on it. That's as far as it gets - it never gets as far as the login screen.

Any ideas?
 

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I do have a speaker connected, but actually don't remember hearing a beep at boot time for a while! I've tried booting with each of the 2 RAM sticks inserted in turn, and in both cases the boot hangs at the screen which has a scrolling progress bar the the words "c Microsoft Corporation" on it
 

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It also hangs booting from a Linux CD