Powermac g4 no startup, no chime, does turn on

Got a free Powermac G4 QUICKSILVER, which was working when I got it. Since I was playing with it, to get a newer OS on it (came with 9.2.2 installed, no installation disks), I was trying to upgrade the RAM, which I think should work (since it is pc133). After that, the machine wouldn't boot, doesn't give error signals, no chime, no harddrive spinning (does spin up when I disconnect the IDE, but ofcourse not power), the on/off button lights up as long as you press it, when the pressure is released, the light goes of. DS5 led is on, have put a minimum of 1 RAM stick in, since I'm not sure anymore what the rest of the original RAM was (this one is original).
Tried another PRAM battery, resetting PRAM, Power and CUDA switch at the same time pressed, CPU reseated with new heat paste, and possibly other things.
Since I get No video output on the screen via VGA, I cannot get into the Open Firmware, where I should reset it.
Anybody?

Is the RAM for sure Mac compatible PC133?
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/133SD512328/

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