help in building a computer

[Kevin5255]

I was building my computer and i tried to take the heatsink off to make sure there wasn't too much thermal grease on my CPU, and the cpu came out along with it, bending some pins in the process. So i figure i'm going to send the CPU back and say it was DOA. do you guys think that i messed up my motherboard too? taking off the heatsink brought the whole processor up with it, and i have the feeling that the ZIF socket got screwed up also. Should i send the mobo back and say it was DOA also?

aside from my idiocy, im confused about some other stuff.

with my case came a cable with a label on it that says 1394. What is this cable for? its coming out of the front part of my case, and i can't find anywhere for it to go.

I also have a blue and white cable coming from the front of my case and i cannot find a place for that either

I accidentally broke one of my ATA cables. Where can i get new ones, and is it okay to put my HD and DVD drive on the same ATA cable, or should i get two?

My case fan (already installed with case) does not have the 3-pin connector to go into my mobo. instead it has male and female (somewhat large) 4 pin connectors. what do i do about this?

thanks for the help guys, i cant believe i broke this stuff but hopefully ill be able to get this pc running somewhat soon, and hopefully i wont break any more crap

 

[PWMK2]

I was building my computer and i tried to take the heatsink off to make sure there wasn't too much thermal grease on my CPU, and the cpu came out along with it, bending some pins in the process. So i figure i'm going to send the CPU back and say it was DOA. do you guys think that i messed up my motherboard too? taking off the heatsink brought the whole processor up with it, and i have the feeling that the ZIF socket got screwed up also. Should i send the mobo back and say it was DOA also?

aside from my idiocy, im confused about some other stuff.

with my case came a cable with a label on it that says 1394. What is this cable for? its coming out of the front part of my case, and i can't find anywhere for it to go.

I also have a blue and white cable coming from the front of my case and i cannot find a place for that either

I accidentally broke one of my ATA cables. Where can i get new ones, and is it okay to put my HD and DVD drive on the same ATA cable, or should i get two?

My case fan (already installed with case) does not have the 3-pin connector to go into my mobo. instead it has male and female (somewhat large) 4 pin connectors. what do i do about this?

thanks for the help guys, i cant believe i broke this stuff but hopefully ill be able to get this pc running somewhat soon, and hopefully i wont break any more crap

Geez. Be careful. But don't send that CPU back to them as DOA. You broke it. They shouldn't have to pay out cash because of a mistake you made. Either try to (CAREFULLY!) bend the pins back into place or buy a new one. Also, they would not accept it if it already had the heatsink on.

Yes, it is OK to put both HDD and DVD drive on the same cable, but their speeds will be reduced if they are being read at the same time. You probably want to put them onto two separate cables. You can get new IDE cables basically anywhere that sells computer parts. I know that even my local Radio Shack carries them. Oh, and 1394 = firewire. If you don't know what that is, you don't need it.

The "somewhat large" 4-pin connectors plug into your PSU... like your HDD and DVD drive...

 

[discochan]

Dang not much went right. I think you should be able to bend the pins back, not sure but I'm sure I read here thats what some people did. I can almost guarantee you wont be able to RMA that chip so might as well try.

 

[Kevin5255]

EDIT

decided to give it a shot, put it all together, and lo and behold, IT BOOTS! now i just need an extra ATA cable so i can use my CDROM drive