Question delidding cpu screw up

[jmendis]

bought a computer used for Kijiji. decided to put new fans in and clean all the dirt away. I unlocked the latch to get access to the CPU to clean. the heat spreader moved and I freaked out. The computer booted fine, but after running stress test I noticed temperatures spiked. After searching I for reasons why the heat spreader moved I found about the delidding process. As the heat spredder was already disconnected i decided to clean die and apply new thermal paste (Arctic MX4). put it back together and installed. Now my computer does not boot.

motherboard is msi z87m , cpu 4770K, error code D0 = Late CPU Initialization or 00 = no such code on the debug sheet, 8-segment LED display unable to tell which.

Can someone help me.

 

[rgd1101]

do you mean you put in new heat spreader

 

[ElectrO_90]

You delidded your CPU because you read about it. But didn't really know what you were doing?

Is that what you are saying?

 

[TJ Hooker]

Trying clearing CMOS. Short the CMOS pins on your motherboard while it's powered off and unplugged (mobo manual will tell you where the pins are located).

 

[rigg42]

Sounds like he's saying he bought a used PC and the CPU was already de-lidded. When he realized the IHS was loose he decided to clean and re-paste it. Now it won't post.

You delidded your CPU because you read about it. But didn't really know what you were doing?

Is that what you are saying?

do you mean you put in new heat spreader

 

[mdd1963]

Delidded CPU, plus Arctic Silver..on top of die?

If any of that flowed/was squeezed into the wrong places under the heat spreader,....that would be....'most unfavorable'...

 

[TJ Hooker]

Delidded CPU, plus Arctic Silver..on top of die?

If any of that flowed/was squeezed into the wrong places under the heat spreader,....that would be....'most unfavorable'...

OP said they used MX4, which is non conductive.