I went home for a little and fooled with it before the library closes and there was one thing i forgot to do, i dont know if it makes that much of a differ though. I installed the cpu,then put the heatsink and fan ontop, but i didnt lock the levers on the plastic peace that goes around the heatsink to make sure that the heatsink is firmly agianst the cpu. I am wondering if the cpu could be damaged. Some of the wording is imprinted on the heatsink from the cpu after examining it (is that normal?). While I was doing my bios the cpu's temp was 74. I read that as long as it doesnt go above 90 than you should worry. It was staying between 72-74. I dont have any other components to switch out to find the problem.Also another problem im having is that I press the power button to turn it on but it wont let me push it agian like before to turn it off I have to hit the p/s switch?

well could you download the sandra sisoftware. i would definetly recommend greasing the cpu. and thsi is really gonna be controversial but to my understanding and ive read up on it a bit! intel p4's are more ressilient to overheating tham AMD's they also have a cutout so to cut out before damage. i cant remember where a i read this but i do believe it(sorry AMD users) but thats good for you. and how did you get on with the other video card