MAJOR PROBLEM HELP HELP HELP NO POST

Dear Folks
There are times when you want to cry, this is one of them ...
PROBLEM = My computer has suddenly decided not to post.  D-Bracket is showing a hang with lights 1 and 3 ("Testing VGA BIOS")
HISTORY OF PROBLEM :
I was doing the usual spring clean of my computer.  There was no air coming out my arctic cooler on my Radeon 9800 Pro, which i found out was due to dust blocking the expulsion route from the fan on the cooler.  So i removed the dust, and in the process dismantled the arctic cooler, wiped off the old paste covering the GPU and replaced it with some fresh paste that came with the arctic cooler.  I re-assembled and put my computer back together again.   I also switched to the enermax PSU below.  My computer was running fine for a few days, then yesterday I shut down as normal.  Today when I started it up, i was getting a 'NO SIGNAL' on my TFT Monitor.  I checked the cables, removed and reseated the graphics card, removed and replaced the arctic cooler with the retail ATI fan (again adding to a little of the removed paste ontop of the GPU) but it has made no difference. It wont POST.
If ever i need help, I need it now.
Thanks peeps
Regards
Asmar

Quote from: asmar10 on 25-June-07, 00:22:49
Hi
Sorry, this is going to sound v.n00bish, but how do i reset my CMOS?
I took the card to a local computer shop and asked them to try it in another rig, it didint work.  I think its dead.
I also inspected for burns, none.  tried the old PSU, nothing again.
Thanks
asmar
have you tested VGA in another machine?
look here for Clear CMOS Guide /* power cord should be removed from the PSU before proceed */

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