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Having re-read the directions, I am somewhat more confident. If I had paid closer attention to the sheet that came with the processor, I would have seen that it says the heat sink will have either a plastic cover on the bottom or a piece of tape (or something similar) covering the thermal pad. After I installed the HS, I saw that even though it hung over the edge of the socket, it cleared it by a good 3/4 inch. Everything appears to be kosher now.
I didn't have a whole lot of time last night to work on it, but I got the processor and heatsink and RAM mounted on the motherboard, and get the drives physically installed. When I get home from work today, I'll finish it. If I can find somewhere to host some pictures, I'll put some up for you to see.
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mmmm.... pudding
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