Video Card intermittently Working?

Poli · 03-07-2009, 12:51 PM

I just added 2bg more ram for a total of 4gb and a CPU cooler http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118019. After putting everything in, plugging computer in and booting the monitor was just black. I assumed the video card didn't initialize. I pulled it out, took the side off to make sure card was seated properly. It was. Tuned PC back on and it worked fine. Sliding the PC back I hit the power button. I turned it back on and video card again didn't work. Off then on again and it worked. For some reason every other time I turn the computer off the monitor is just black. If i wiggle the card and turn it on, it works fine.

Any ideas?

Thanks!
~Poli

XP Home SP3
MOTHERBOARD: ASRock ALIVENF6G-VSTA AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Micro ATX AMD
PROCESSOR: Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Windsor 2.2GHz AM2 65W Dual-Core
RAM: 4gb
VIDEO: Radeon X1650PRO 512MB 128bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16
POWER: OCZ 500W

03-07-2009, 12:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
Poli Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 1 OS: XP Home SP3	Video Card intermittently Working? I just added 2bg more ram for a total of 4gb and a CPU cooler http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118019. After putting everything in, plugging computer in and booting the monitor was just black. I assumed the video card didn't initialize. I pulled it out, took the side off to make sure card was seated properly. It was. Tuned PC back on and it worked fine. Sliding the PC back I hit the power button. I turned it back on and video card again didn't work. Off then on again and it worked. For some reason every other time I turn the computer off the monitor is just black. If i wiggle the card and turn it on, it works fine. Any ideas? Thanks! ~Poli XP Home SP3 MOTHERBOARD: ASRock ALIVENF6G-VSTA AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Micro ATX AMD PROCESSOR: Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Windsor 2.2GHz AM2 65W Dual-Core RAM: 4gb VIDEO: Radeon X1650PRO 512MB 128bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 POWER: OCZ 500W