Power save mode simply means your monitor has lost any signal from the graphics adapter. This could be due to a faulty video cable or faulty card. Since both your discrete graphics adapter and integrated adapter are doing the same thing, it's unlikely to be a problem with th computer. So I would try another video cable or method of connection (VGA, DVI, etc.).
Used my HDMI connection and booted up with a TV as the monitor. Same result. It boots then randomly goes into power save mode. Would a new video card be the answer?
I plugged my monitor into the onboard and the TV into the video card at the same time and rebooted. The same thing happens and both go blank at the same time.
It's a Dell xps 435/9000 running Windows 7 service pack 1. I did get the reinstall to work finally. Still having the screen shut down issues though .... And I updated the driver for the video card also.
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May 10th, 2014 14:00
Hi Idykiter,
Power save mode simply means your monitor has lost any signal from the graphics adapter. This could be due to a faulty video cable or faulty card. Since both your discrete graphics adapter and integrated adapter are doing the same thing, it's unlikely to be a problem with th computer. So I would try another video cable or method of connection (VGA, DVI, etc.).
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May 10th, 2014 14:00
Used my HDMI connection and booted up with a TV as the monitor. Same result. It boots then randomly goes into power save mode. Would a new video card be the answer?
idyikiter
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May 10th, 2014 15:00
I plugged my monitor into the onboard and the TV into the video card at the same time and rebooted. The same thing happens and both go blank at the same time.
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May 11th, 2014 04:00
Ok, this is very unlikely to be a hardware issue, since both graphics adapters display the same problem.
So we need to start looking at other issues. Can you provide the model of your Dell desktop and operating system?
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May 11th, 2014 21:00
It's a Dell xps 435/9000 running Windows 7 service pack 1. I did get the reinstall to work finally. Still having the screen shut down issues though .... And I updated the driver for the video card also.