I get no video on my new DYI package

[ant80]

athlon64 san diego core 3700+ cpu,
the MSI Neo4 Mobo,
2 hard drives ,
and an Asus Geforce 6800GT Graphix card.
300W PSU (is it enough?)

Unfortunately, when i power it up, NOTHING shows up on the monitor (which works). The diagnostic leds, all light up red and stay that way (which says that the processor is either damaged/not mounted properly).

I checked the mounting, even removing and reinstalling the heat sink/fan the other way in the retention mechanism. Once I mounted the heat sink and fan, I rotated the fixed lever. At first, I stopped when the safety hook touched the fixed bolt, but when the D-LEDs kept saying that the proc is not mounted properly, I bent the frame attaching the fixed lever to the safety hook so that the safety hook is beneath the fixed bolt. But I get the same four red LEDs which say the processor is either damaged/not mounted properly. Someone please help. Thanks.

 

[Atheus]

Hang on, are you saying you mounted the HS _then_ turned the lever which lowers the processor into the socket? Coz that would be bad.

Not sure what you mean by safety hooks and bolts, are we still talking about the heatsink? Also, what did you bend? Part of the HS mounting bracket? It's spring steel, it shouldn't bend mch unless you really force it...

Maybe you should follow one of those 'how to install a processor' guides e.g. http://www.waterwheel.com/Guides/how_to/cpu/CPU.htm

 

[mechBgon]

Unless the 300W power supply is a very, very robust 300W unit, like maybe a Zippy/EMACS, you probably should get a high-quality unit with more wattage. Emphasis on quality, don't buy the first $25 piece of junk you see with a "500W" rating.

Also check that your ATX12V cable is connected. Pic of it and other things you might want to see on this page: http://www.mechbgon.com/build/cables.html