MSI K9A2GM - RealTek Randomly Installs After Reboot

Someone here must've experienced this, I have an MSI K9A2GM and first let me say it's abit sad. The VGA slot feels very weak and like it would break right off if I pushed hard enough, it's only held on by some weird thin wires that connect to the PCB, pretty bizarre design if you ask me. Then the HDMI port really seems like it's weak, I mean I bought an adapter for DVI-HDMI but it's rather large so adds weight, I sure wouldn't wanna keep that baby plugged in for any length of time it'd probably weigh down that HDMI port and snap it right off! But regardless of these issues I have one more pressing:
I've noticed that when I reboot the RealTek Audio drivers sometimes randomly reinstall themselves. It's basically like Vista is detecting the onboard audio as if it were never installed in the first place. Now do you think it's a problem with Vista or with the motherboard itself? I've no idea how to tell and I did a burn-in test using Sisoft Sandra which basically the system remained stable for 2 days. It's only after rebooting sometimes that this occurs :/
I mean ugh, it's weird huh? Imagine installing the drivers then some reboots later finding they're being reinstalled for no real reason you know of :S Vista says it detected new hardware.... so which is the culprit?
I downloaded the newest ones off RealTek but am almost positive this'll continue to happen until I find out what the real reason behind it is.

Pictures below
As you'll see the connections for the VGA and HDMI are really not that great. I mean listen if you mount this mobo in a case then install a DVI-HDMI adapter just how long do you reckon the port would hold up to that kinda weight? But even with that look at the VGA, it's suspended in air an if you see it's done with
wires of some sort. The thin wires allow it to move but when it moves you can see the base connection slightly change as it's pushed. I mean come on now what is this 3rd grade? My friend has a PC mobo that's gotta be hundreds of years old but his VGA connection has held up to anything he's done. I can imagine a gamer taking his new rig somewhere with a LAN boy case, then he'll goto plug in the VGA adapter and push a little to hard, bam those back wires snap or heck the things base connection just snaps right off. I mean give me a break!

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