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Getting Inspiron Running Windows8 out of Power Save Mode
I have a Dell Inspiron 660s running Windows 8 along with a Dell S2330MX monitor. I too have this issue with the monitor showing that it's entering power save mode. The only way I know to get this back is to power cycle the CPU. There seems to a lot of chatter around this topic with different OS flavors, but I haven't found a real fix yet, and most posting do not reference Win8. Is there anything I can do to stop this behavior? Thanks.
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February 16th, 2013 11:00
After the machine has been idle for sometime, (say overnight).
1) The LED on the CPU is white, and the LED on the Monitor is amber.
2) I mess with the mouse and keyboard a bit. The LED on the Monitor turns white, and I get the display that it's entering power save mode.
3) This is up for a few seconds before the screen goes blank, and the monitor LED returns to Amber.
I can repeat (2), but the only way to get out of this loop is to hard boot the CPU. Which seems to indicate the CPU is the culprit.
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February 16th, 2013 11:00
Hi RockyMountains,
"Entering power save mode" is the message displayed by the monitor when it loses a video signal from the computer. My question is whether you see this after the computer goes into sleep mode or hibernate. Hibernate is essentially a power-down mode, so the power button is off. Sleep mode is a descreased power usage state, so the power light is dimmed or amber. Tell me which one you see.
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February 16th, 2013 17:00
What's the connection to the monitor, DVI or HDMI?
RockyMountains
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February 16th, 2013 21:00
Standard 15-pin DVI? connector.
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February 17th, 2013 03:00
Ok, let's just verify this is a sleep issue. Boot to the BIOS or UEFI, whichever you've got, and disable sleep mode. Then run the system and see if the monitor goes into power save.
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February 20th, 2013 10:00
Hello,
I am having the exact same problem. Tried a hard shutown and restart and it just restarted right into the power save mode (which surprised me, because in the past the hard shutdown fixed the problem). I don't know how to "boot to the BIOS or UEFI" - what does that mean and how do I try it? I have only had my computer for maybe a month or two and this problem has happened 4 or 5 times now!
Thank you!
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February 20th, 2013 16:00
Hi MissMeliss2013,
What's the model of your Dell? Do you have Windows 8? Since your system is new, I assume you have already tried to contact Dell tech support, but if not, I encourage you to call them to get the service ball rolling.
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June 20th, 2013 02:00