Windows 8.1 forgets monitor setup after screensaver

fuhrmanator · 03-20-2015, 01:07 AM

Hi James - thanks for your answer.

I indeed uninstalled M4 and reverted to M2 with the same problems.

Furthermore, when I first move a window to the "forgotten" desktop, the D3000 seems to crash (the screen turns a random color or freezes) and Windows 8.1 tells me that the "last USB device connected was not recognized". I hear the USB disconnect sounds. My ethernet, mouse, keyboard all work fine, but the monitor is blank.

I went to Dell's site and I (painfully) installed all the latest driver files I could find, but none of this solves anything. I am starting to wonder if it's a hardware (D3000) problem. The time I have spent on this problem is surely worth the $ of a new port replicator.

Any other ideas?

03-20-2015, 01:07 AM	#3
fuhrmanator Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 2	Hi James - thanks for your answer. I indeed uninstalled M4 and reverted to M2 with the same problems. Furthermore, when I first move a window to the "forgotten" desktop, the D3000 seems to crash (the screen turns a random color or freezes) and Windows 8.1 tells me that the "last USB device connected was not recognized". I hear the USB disconnect sounds. My ethernet, mouse, keyboard all work fine, but the monitor is blank. I went to Dell's site and I (painfully) installed all the latest driver files I could find, but none of this solves anything. I am starting to wonder if it's a hardware (D3000) problem. The time I have spent on this problem is surely worth the $ of a new port replicator. Any other ideas?