Ah! computer not booting up (it does get power though)!!

[Aikon3390]

hi
my computer must've buped into things on its way to college, cause when i opened the case the heatsink/fan had broken off, and possibly knocked into something
i put it back on (twsty tie :] ), computer starts up, no beeps, no video, all fans running, harddrives boot up, but it stops there
no bios screen or anything ..nothing on the screen at all except for that monitor "you have no video" screen
i have an iwill xp333-r mobo in RAID striped mode (80gb), 2 sticks of 256mb ddr ram (one pc2100 other pc2400), and an athlon xp 1700 . ..

i dont know how to see if the processor has fried or if it is broken. if i look really close there MIGHT be a very tiny piece in the corner of the chip that isnt there, but i dunno. . .and underneath the processor in the center, it is a little darker, a little blacker than the rest of it (fried?)

PLEASE HELP!!!

 

[Aikon3390]

and yea i tried resetting the bios ..even pulled out the battery
one of the leds on the mobo is on too, the one right below the farthest down pci slot ? what does that mean?

 

[Necrolezbeast]

sounds like your processor is gone...Same no video as when mine and my friends' fried. That sucks but you can get a new one for pretty cheap, and be careful with the heatsink problem(don't wanna fry a new one, eh?). Try smelling the processor, usually you'll get a burnt smell, but not always.

 

[Aikon3390]

ok, thanks
so i get a new cpu then . . .but how should i attach the heatsink? it broke off, one of the plastic thingies that holds it down got pulled off ..there are 3 plastic things on each side though, so i might be able to find one that uses the 2 others
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thx