no display, re seat graphic , then display works

[Steve Steppenbacker]

well i am having a problem. when i turn on my pc sometimes i will not get a display at all.. the monitor says " going into power saving mode" like the pc is sleeping but its not. the ONLY way to get it to work is to re seat the graphics card and turn the pc back on!. then the display will work.. this usually happens after i wake up the pc also. i also get a kernel error 41 BUT the reasons for a kernel power error is not what is happening at all im my case. i do not hard shut the pc down. i dont get unexpected shut downs and i dont get a hard hang ( unresponsive pc) . not sure with the kernel power error and my display problem is linked but people say kernel power errors are nothing to worry about. but my graphics and display are telling me otherwise..

i built my pc 2 years ago probably.

Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
AMD FX-6100 47 °C
Zambezi 32nm Technology
RAM
8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 669MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-78LMT-S2P (Socket M2) 44 °C
Graphics
DELL SP2009W (1680x1050@59Hz)
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (EVGA) 48 °C
Hard Drives
466GB Hitachi HDS721050DLE630 ATA Device (SATA) 37 °C
Optical Drives
Optiarc DVD RW AD-7260S ATA Device
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio

the graphics card and the power supply are pretty much only 5-6 months old..
psu is a evga 700 bronze.

im gettin no help on other forums at all! all they keep telling me is that the kernel power is not a problem but is ignoring my display problem also.

 

[rolli59]

The kernel error is a creation of your video problems http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2028504
The video problem is the real problem and having to reseat the card every time points to bad or dirty contacts in the slot.

 

[Steve Steppenbacker]

interesting. although it does not happen every time on a fresh start up. its almost as if it picks a time that it want to act up. i will get some air blaster and clean inside the slot out and will check the contacts on my video card. thanks.