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oh poop... pretty sure it wasn't there when i moved it to the new motherboard. Looks like definate the CPU is dead. See scratch at the bottom of CPU

Nope, new motherboard, so no scratches. Also used a long thin pliers to hold the metal clip and push it down onto the hatch, so no slip up. However... I'm pretty sure I put the heat sink the proper way, but to get the first latch on, i tilted the heat sink towards the step side, so...

Okay, built PC with motherboard sitting on the static bag it came in, definately nothing shorting it and still the same thing. No signal to the monitor, no BIOS, HD spins, but no activity. :mad: How much force can you apply to the CPU when you attatch the fan? The clips are hard (Socket A...

I built this PC a while back that worked fine, but not sure what I did, but when I switch it on, I get nothing. The power is supplied to the mother board (it has a LED to warn it got power) and the HD spins up, so does the fan. But there is no signal to the Monitor and I think the BIOS does...