Kernel power event 41 (63) shutdown

Jonas Maeyens

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i have kernel power 41 (63) random pc reboots, while gaming but even when idle
pc specs: i7 4790k
msi gtx 980
asus maximus hero vii
corsair vengeance 1600mhz ram
corsair ax 860 watt platinum
samsung 840 evo 250gb ssd
seagate baracuda 2tb hard drive
cooler master haf x case
windows 7 home premium

i have the system 2 weeks now ( 24 times kernel power 41)
 
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That data entry just indicates that the previous shutdown was not clean and orderly and explains why windows has to do extra house keeping on the next boot. If you get this while gaming it generally indicates that the CPU overheated or more likely the graphics card attempted to use more power than the power supply unit was able to provide. When this happens the GPU will attempt to get the power from the motherboard card slot, if it pulls over 75 watts, then the CPU will not get enough power and it will reset and start it reboot sequence.

if you have a newer GPU, check the supplemental power connections from your power supply to your GPU and make sure they are all connected. Make sure your GPU is not overheating, that the fans are...

Jonas Maeyens

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- System

- Provider

[ Name] Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power
[ Guid] {331C3B3A-2005-44C2-AC5E-77220C37D6B4}

EventID 41

Version 2

Level 1

Task 63

Opcode 0

Keywords 0x8000000000000002

- TimeCreated

[ SystemTime] 2014-12-07T12:27:06.216003000Z

EventRecordID 17973

Correlation

- Execution

[ ProcessID] 4
[ ThreadID] 8

Channel System

Computer Jonas-PC

- Security

[ UserID] S-1-5-18


- EventData

BugcheckCode 0
BugcheckParameter1 0x0
BugcheckParameter2 0x0
BugcheckParameter3 0x0
BugcheckParameter4 0x0
SleepInProgress false
PowerButtonTimestamp 0
 

Jonas Maeyens

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<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
- <System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power" Guid="{331C3B3A-2005-44C2-AC5E-77220C37D6B4}" />
<EventID>41</EventID>
<Version>2</Version>
<Level>1</Level>
<Task>63</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x8000000000000002</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2014-12-07T12:27:06.216003000Z" />
<EventRecordID>17973</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="4" ThreadID="8" />
<Channel>System</Channel>
<Computer>Jonas-PC</Computer>
<Security UserID="S-1-5-18" />
</System>
- <EventData>
<Data Name="BugcheckCode">0</Data>
<Data Name="BugcheckParameter1">0x0</Data>
<Data Name="BugcheckParameter2">0x0</Data>
<Data Name="BugcheckParameter3">0x0</Data>
<Data Name="BugcheckParameter4">0x0</Data>
<Data Name="SleepInProgress">false</Data>
<Data Name="PowerButtonTimestamp">0</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
 

TBiskeborn

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I am having the exact same issue here.
i7 4770k
msi gtx 980 gaming 4g
corsair 850w PSU
samsung 840 evo ssd
WD caviar black 1tb hdd
8 gig (2x4gb) corsair vengeance 1600 ram
msi gaming 5 main board

only started having system crashes after installing the 980... cannot for the death of me figure this out.
 
That data entry just indicates that the previous shutdown was not clean and orderly and explains why windows has to do extra house keeping on the next boot. If you get this while gaming it generally indicates that the CPU overheated or more likely the graphics card attempted to use more power than the power supply unit was able to provide. When this happens the GPU will attempt to get the power from the motherboard card slot, if it pulls over 75 watts, then the CPU will not get enough power and it will reset and start it reboot sequence.

if you have a newer GPU, check the supplemental power connections from your power supply to your GPU and make sure they are all connected. Make sure your GPU is not overheating, that the fans are spinning and are not clogged up with dust. (also blow dust out of power supply fans)

also, if you installed a new Graphics card be sure to go to bios and reset it to defaults or update it. The bios maintains a list of hardware settings that it passes to windows if you do not reset the BIOS to defaults or update it. The bios will tell windows you have your old graphics card and windows plug and play will detect the new one. This results in windows thinking you have 2 graphics card (one working and one not working)
 
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