i made sure it was all secure and left the case open when i first turned it on to make sure that it was working, i am so proud of myself for doing it all by myself and it only cost £8.50 for new fan and heatsink. saving me a fortune compared to taking it to a shop. nero is up and running and all is well. i have also put some new ram in with no problems what so ever. thankyou for all your help and you are now bookmarked.

Cool. Glad everything is up and running. You might even start building your own PC. That is sort of how it started with me.

Anyway let us know if we can help further in the future.