Help! Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 & i7 920 problems

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I have put together a new rig consisting of:

Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5
Intel i7 920 D0
OCZ 1333MHz RAM

When I switch it on everything turns on apart from the CPU fan, and the LED above the CPU area stays red. The system does not even load the BIOS (no signal to monitor). I have reseated the CPU, swapped RAM modules and put them in different positions, unplugged everything and replugged it back. If anyone has any input/solutions please reply, I would be most grateful.
 
Do you get POST error beeps at all?
Do you get POST error beeps without any RAM nor Vidcard?
Try re-seating the CPU.
Try another HSF, if possible, or simply just another fan (leave heatsink installed, just leave fan unplugged, and plug another fan in).
 
Okay, thanks for the replies. With only the cpu connected to the motherboard, the problem still persists. I have tried all the possible RAM positions and reset the CMOS many times, to no avail. I get absolutely no output, no beeps, nothing on the screen, nothing. Looks like it's either a motherboard or cpu problem. Should I just return both and get a different motherboard and new CPU?
 
Did you try to turn on the motherboard by shorting the pins for the power switch?
 
I have reseated the CPU and powered on the motherboard using the power button on the actual board, and by shorting the switch pins. Just to confirm, the fans, hard drives, disk drives, etc come on. It's just there is no output to a monitor and the fan connected to the cpu fan connected does not spin. There is also a red light (indicating a high voltage level/high temp level) above the cpu socket. I have tried different graphics cards, taking RAM out, changing RAM socket positions, reseating the CPU, trying with different HSFs, all to no avail. Now lets see how overclockers.co.uk deals with an RMA, I've got a feeling it won't be smooth but I'll see. If there is anyone else that can suggest anything please do, because I'll have one last try at it before sending the mobo and cpu back tomorrow.
 
You said you get no POST error beeps, is there a case speaker/buzzer installed?
 
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