No beep sound, screen shows nothing

I take out my CPU chip smear cooling paste on it
put on the CPU cooler and CPU fan back

try to start PC, the start sound doesn't come and the screen is all black

I reset BIOS with CMOS...nothing

I remove the battery, but it back in...NOTHING

HELP ME!!!

thats why I stick with buying cpu combos so you don't have to worry about thoes stuff.Axecident

I take out my CPU chip smear cooling paste on it
put on the CPU cooler and CPU fan back

try to start PC, the start sound doesn't come and the screen is all black

I reset BIOS with CMOS...nothing

I remove the battery, but it back in...NOTHING

HELP ME!!!

holy-rob

[QUOTE="Axecident"]thats why I stick with buying cpu combos so you don't have to worry about thoes stuff.9mmSpliff

I recently (about 1 1/2 months ago) had this occur, and it occurred without messing with any of the hardware for months (except for a monitor replacement, but that's external rather than internal).  I brought my computer in to a computer repair service.  I was told that it had something to do with the heat sink.  Try reseating your heatsink/processor.
ulillillia

[QUOTE="9mmSpliff"][QUOTE="Axecident"]thats why I stick with buying cpu combos so you don't have to worry about thoes stuff.Axecident

i would take the heat sink off and clean it up, along with CPU. when you say smear im thinking that is alot. you only need to place a pea size amount on the CPU and then place the heat sink back on.riznitch

[QUOTE="riznitch"]i would take the heat sink off and clean it up, along with CPU. when you say smear im thinking that is alot. you only need to place a pea size amount on the CPU and then place the heat sink back on.holy-rob

[QUOTE="holy-rob"][QUOTE="riznitch"]i would take the heat sink off and clean it up, along with CPU. when you say smear im thinking that is alot. you only need to place a pea size amount on the CPU and then place the heat sink back on.Krall

that thermal paste is as thin as I could possible do... maybe I should scrub it off completely?

EDIT - I should add that i accidentally bent alot of pins trying to take off the processor from the heat sink as the old thermal paste had kinda glued the 2 together....I bent them all back to perfection except 1 pin that is slightly bended in the middle, it still fits the socket but...

am I screwed?

[QUOTE="Krall"][QUOTE="holy-rob"][QUOTE="riznitch"]i would take the heat sink off and clean it up, along with CPU. when you say smear im thinking that is alot. you only need to place a pea size amount on the CPU and then place the heat sink back on.holy-rob

that thermal paste is as thin as I could possible do... maybe I should scrub it off completely?

EDIT - I should add that i accidentally bent alot of pins trying to take off the processor from the heat sink as the old thermal paste had kinda glued the 2 together....I bent them all back to perfection except 1 pin that is slightly bended in the middle, it still fits the socket but...

am I screwed?

I'll remove all paste then reapply and try to get that last pin as straight as possible otherwise if it doesn't work I'll move on I want to say thank you all very much


UPDATE - the bent pin fell off after a session of wiggling
may that CPU rest in peace.holy-rob