Evga x58 wont post after heat sink install

[steven4570]

TODAY I BOUGHT A THERMALRIGHT ULTRA 120 1366 FOR MY I7920 WELL IT TOOK ME FOREVER TO INSTALL. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT BUT FINALLY GOT THE SREWS INTO THE BACKPLATE AND LOCKED INTO PLACE, I APPLIED THERMAL PASTE AND EVERYTHING. NOW WHEN I TURN ON THE COMPUTER IT TURNS ON BUT DOESNT POST THE POST CODE LED SHOWS NOTHING, LIKE ITS JUST DEAD, I EVEN PUT THE OLD INTEL FAN BACK ON REPLLIED THERMAL PASTE AND STILL NOTHING. ALL THE POWER CORDS R PLUGED IN AS FAR AS I KNOW, SO WATS THE PROBLEM HERE, IT WAS WORKING FINE UNTILL THIS

 

[GhislainG]

To start with, all caps mean that you're yelling.

Did you remove the back plate? Was it contacting something when installed? I presume that you installed it outside of the case, and if so, why was it so difficult?

 

[boulard83]

+1 for shorting back plate ( wrongly installed ... )