Okay so I created this problem myself and now I am just trying to figure out what I need to replace. lol I was attempting to upgrade my cpu but in the process of removing the heat sink, I removed the old CPU from the socket with out releasing the locking mechanism. The socket did not appear damaged and the new CPU went in with no issues. I powered up the board - all the fans started, all the lights came on, but the hard drive did not spin up and there was no system beep (no speakers were plugged in).
So questions at hand:
1. Did I damage the socket?
2. Did I damage the new CPU?
So questions at hand:
1. Did I damage the socket?
2. Did I damage the new CPU?