Z68A-GD65 (B3) won't even enter bios

Well I got my MSI z68A-GD65 (B3) today.
The first time I set up the system I forgot to plug in the 8pin because I got confused with the (20 + 4)PIN stuff (I haven't had a PC for some years). After I sorted that out I got the system to start, it told me that "hardware and cpu had changed F1, F2 bla bla; so I pressed F1 to enter setup and have a look but it didn't do anything so I had to restart.
Right now I can only start the system, I will get somthing about marvell, and "no hard disk detected" (there is one plugged in without any windows), it will continue afterwards at the bottom there will appear DEL for Setup and F11 for bootmenu but neither of them will work.
So now I'm sitting here in front of my new computer I need to do some urgent work :S, but there is no way even to get to the setup.
I've tried to change the ram sticks (only one, with two,etc...) I've cleared the CMOS a thousand times, there is no way.
Do you have any clue of what to do?
My setup right now is
z68A-GD65 (B3)
i7 2600k
Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz 4x4=16gb 9-9-9-24 1.50V ver2.12

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If I put the CPU in a bad way, would the thing actually start?
Not impossible. We have seen many a case of slightly bent socket pins, and then the pin does not make proper contact, which can have a myriad of side effects.
Take the CPU off, use a camera with macro facility if you got one, and take a high res picture to inspect the imprints on the CPU pads. A magnifying glass and bright light will also do.
Inspect the socket pins for any anomalies.

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1. Changed the boot order to SSD first, enabled hot swap on sata port1(recommended by MSI according to the site), rest disabled.
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5. Saved and exited.
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hi guys nice to see you..
i wanna ask something..about my motherboard bios..
this is the chronology...
frist... when i was upgrade my bios to V 25.8 i got stuck on my windows..
this is my bios link..
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z68A-GD65--B3-.html#/?div=BIOS
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yeayyyy it works..
the Blue LED was stoped...
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