Screen Turning Black

JetFury

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Jun 13, 2015
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Hi sorry if i posted this in the wrong forum in advance! My screen keeps turning black randomly and Im not sure how long its gonna last until it does so again so ill keep it short.

As of two days ago my screen stopped turning on as normal. Now it keeps dimming gradually until it turns black(the monitor remains powered) Im able to get the screen back up if i turn it on/off upwards of 10-20 times. As i did now. In fact it usually stays on for 10-20mins after that, and then I have to do it again. Im wondering if this may be a problem with my video card? I would think it wouldnt be though since...if it was wouldnt the screen not turn on at all? I didnt build my computer myself so Ill probably need to look up a video to watch on the youtube app of an old console to see how to disassemble in case it is.

Not sure if this affected it but ive kept my computer on sleep mode for months instead of shutting it off, and the dimming of the screen has been going on for months as well. Its just now that its gotten this bad though. Thanks Id appreciate any advice!
 
Hi, I think I can resolve this problem, I just need a bit of info about your computer. What type of display cable are you using (DVI, VGA, HDMI)? Also can you give a parts list including your monitor, graphics card, motherboard, and CPU.

I don't particularly think this has to do with your graphics card.
 
Oh man what a relief! I know im not using an hdmi cord here, its white so I think its DVI.

The CPU is: AMD Phenom ll x4 910

Monitor is: HP 2009m
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c01694120

GPU is gtx 750

and mobo: ASUS m5a78l-m

Also strange but....my monitor has now been on for 2 hrs and no need to turn it off and on since then. Though this has happened before and when i turned the pc off it was back to not cooperating so I dont wanna risk shutting it off again lol
 
Spoke too soon, the screen went dark and i only now have gotten it back up after repeated shutting off and on of the monitor. Whenever i restart the pc i get a popup saying: avguirna.exe Bad Image. and something about skype. Could it be related?? Could a virus be causing this? oh there goes the screen again....