KT4VL just died on me

My board was running warm with an amd 1700+ and standard amd fan and heatsink.  I bought a new, bigger heat sink and fan, took out the old, replaced with the new (scratched the board a bit in front of the heatsink mounting clasps).  Now all 4 d-braket lights are red and the board won't load.  Tried another cpu, an AMD duron 1.1 Ghz, same problem.  4 red d-bracket lights.
Did I kill the motherboard? ?(  ?(

Sorry about your MB.
Next time:
1) Take the MB out the case to swap out the heat sink. Another method would be to remove the PS to give you more room if you choose to keep the MB in the case. Not my 1st choice.
2) Use a nut driver to push the heat sink clip onto the processor socket. It will secure on the little tab sticking up. This will prevent any slippage you typically encounter when attempting to secure the clips using a screw driver.
Most computer store sell PC tool kits for less than $10 U.S. that will contain basic nut drivers. A small investment that will save a lot of wasted time and money.
Make sure you apply the thermal grease correctly. There are several threads on the MSI forum that explain the best method. Spend the extra money on one of the silver varieties.
Good luck on your next attempt.

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