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I was cleaning up the dust from my computer and I wanted to change the thermal paste on my CPU. I started pulling on the heatsink and heard a slight crack... I stopped doing it after I heard the noise, plugged everything back in, only the find the computer won't POST.
I see the HD led light up ... but my usb mouse and keyboard don't work.. and I see a blank screen and well.. nothing happens.
Did I just kill my CPU? 
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