New rig - problem booting

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I'm running a new build (all new parts) and running into a problem:

939 socket 3700+ chip with stock fan
A8N sli Deluxe motherboard
dual 6600 GT video
single SATA Maxtor 300 gig hdd
DDr400 RAM
OCZ Modstream 520W p/s

I get power, but no POST and no beeps. I am trying the Delete key to get into the BIOS.
The cpu fan and rear fan are running on power up.

I have double checked:
Running the monitor from the upper video with the "blue" sli slot
All power connectors to the motherboard look good
the dual EZ card is flipped in the right direction. I can see some of the gold teeth showing from the side that is inserted - can anyone confirm that this is OK?
I did have the SATA cable plugged into a RAID connection and have since put in in one of the single drive SATA connections.

When I get home I am going to revert to a single video card for testing purposes as well as pull out the optional USB connections to the motherboard. Basically try to get it down to a bare level so at least I can hear some beeps to try and get into the BIOS.

Please if anyone has run into something similar to this, please tell your story and how you fixed it. I am worried that there is something wrong with my motherboard if I can't get past this.
 
Make sure you are using the latest BIOS for the Mobo. I will go out on a limb here and say it is quite possible it could be the Maxtor HDD. Esp the 300GB SATA models. They have been nothing but inconsistant on some setups. I had one, did the same thing, and I am on an Intel setup. Could be an "asus thing", but I finally got fed up and I sold it and got a Western Digital HDD. I have been booting very happily since.
 
I'll update the BIOS as soon as I can.
Until then, I can't get into the BIOS and have no display.
Does that make any sense that I get no beeps at all?
 
Yes - the bridge is connecting the cards and I also used the bracket supplied with the Asus board that applies pressure to the top of the bridge.

Now I did not feel a nice click when inserting the cards into the sli slot like I am used to with AGP.

I've been looking at a picture of the board (here at work) on the Asus website and I can clearly see gold teeth on the inserted edge of the little card that you reverse to make it dual video. So that must not be an issue.

Any ideas folks?
 
Thanks for your help all - I am up and running.
I was able to see the issue very quickly when I began to start testing. One of the clips that holds down a stick of RAM was broken right off and the Ram was floating above the slot. I have no idea how that happened! Anyway, it was not permanently broken...I snapped it back in, slipped in the RAM and it went through POST no problem.

I can officially update my sig while WoW is installing...
 
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