Monitor goes to power save; fans not running

jillamused

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Hi, I've got a dell 8000 studio xps, until recently, the fans were very loud (annoyingly so) but the system ran fine so I dealt with it. Now my fans are super quiet (I would lay bets that they're not really turning) and my monitor (any monitor I hook up the the system) goes to power save mode after a short time. Is this a fan problem or a graphics card problem? I'd appreciate any help. I'm capable of installing cards/fans. I'm not supergreat with software issues, but I can muddle through with some assist.

Here's my computer parts list.

And where on this list are the fans even listed?
K7K3D Base, Mini Tower, Black, Non Pfc, 8000, Retail
1 01323 INFORMATION..., NO ITEM
1 23503 Label, Barcode, Track, System, Generic
1 4564U Information, Software, Default, Fat 32
1 48480 Screw, 6-32X1/4", HX, THREAD FORMED..., Zinc Plated Steel, Tri-Pt
1 57154 Service Charge, Software, Windows 98, Fully Integrated System Test
1 58548 INFORMATION..., SOFTWARE..., STUFF, 10MB
1 8564U INFORMATION..., SOFTWARE..., DEFAULT, NEW TECHNOLOGY FILE SYSTEM...
1 DU555 Screw, , M3X.5X5MM, Hexhead Phillips Head, Thread Formed Zinc Plated Steel
1 KP329 SERVICE CHARGE..., SOFTWARE..., POWER MANAGEMENT..., UTILITIES, UTILITY..., INSP DT
1 M822K SERVICE CHARGE..., STUDIO..., XPS DT, WALLPAPER...
1 MY297 Label, Fascia, Intel, CARTON
1 NH517 Service Charge, Software UP-DIAG, Dimension
1 P814R SERVICE CHARGE..., DIAGNOSTICS..., BROADCOM CORPORATION..., LAN ON MOTHERBOARD..., SXPS, 8000
1 R555R ASSEMBLY..., CHASSIS..., PWA INTEGRATED..., NON PFC..., 8000, BLACK...
1 R954R SERVICE CHARGE..., SOFTWARE..., INTEL MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER..., APPLICATIONS..., SXPS, 8000
1 R957R SERVICE CHARGE..., SOFTWARE..., INTEL..., INFORMATION FILE..., SXPS, 8000
1 RJJXP SERVICE CHARGE..., SOFTWARE..., RESOLUTION, 2560X1600
1 W659R SERVICE CHARGE..., HYPERTEXT MARKUP LANGUAGE..., BROADCOM CORPORATION..., LAN ON MOTHERBOARD..., SXPS, 8000
1 W663R SERVICE CHARGE..., DRIVER..., BROADCOM CORPORATION..., LAN ON MOTHERBOARD..., SXPS, 8000
1 W664R SERVICE CHARGE..., SOFTWARE..., HDF-AUD, REALTEX SEMICONDUCTOR CORP...., SXPS, 8000
1 X610R SERVICE CHARGE..., SOFTWARE..., INTEL MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER..., DRIVER..., SXPS, 8000
1 YGTDN SERVICE CHARGE..., SOFTWARE..., CARD READER..., APPLICATIONS..., FOXCONN..., 8000
1 07GHK MODULE..., LABEL..., MICROSOFT..., DESKTOP..., WIN7
1 35W0M Module, Software, Roxio, EZ CD, 10.3, Dell Edition, Factory Install
1 9R578 Module, Information, DELL HOME SYSTEMS..., High, Value
1 45XY6 MODULE..., LABEL..., INTEL..., DESKTOP..., CI7, RBDG
1 54981 MODULE..., INFORMATION..., NOSPEAKER
1 55956 MODULE..., INFORMATION..., NO MODEM INCLUDED
1 9FY23 MODULE..., DVD+/-RW..., HALF HEIGHT..., DVDM, INSPIRON..., HITACHI LG DATA STORAGE...
1 CC74H MODULE..., CARD (CIRCUIT)..., GRAPHICS..., GOLD TECH SUPPORT..., 240, P118N
1 CP1VF Module, Software, W7HP64 Consumer Desktop, English Dao/bcc
1 DJ332 Module, Keyboard, 104, United States, Black, Liteon, Dimension
1 FXJ4F MODULE..., SOFTWARE..., QUICK FIX ENGINEERING..., WIN7, CDT
1 H009T Thermal Module, 95W, Mainstream, Studio Xps, 8000
1 H482H MODULE..., DUAL IN-LINE MEMORY MODULE..., 8G, 4X2GB, 1066, XPS D/T
1 J019D MODULE..., SOFTWARE..., DELL-DOCK, CONSUMER...
1 J510R MODULE..., HARD DRIVE..., 1TB, 7.2K, PHAR-XLOB
1 J6XND MODULE..., SOFTWARE..., W7HP64, DIGITAL VIDEO DISK DRIVE..., MULTIPLE USER INTERFACE..., NO-E
1 M017R MODULE..., SOFTWARE..., POWERDVD..., 8.3, DIGITAL VIDEO DISK DRIVE..., TT, FACTORY INSTALL...
1 M239M MODULE..., SOFTWARE..., LTG, DELL-DOWNLOAD-FLAG
1 N817R Module, Processor, Lynnfield, I7-860, 2.8, XPS DT
1 N971H MODULE..., CORD..., POWER..., 125V, 2M, C13, UNITED STATES...
1 P527R Ship Group, Mini Tower, English, Dell Americas Organization, SXPS 8000
1 T013C MODULE..., SOFTWARE..., WORKS..., 9, ENGLAND/ENGLISH...
1 T653R Module, Media, Digital Video Disk Drive, Resource Dvd, Studio Xps, 8000
1 VR08H MODULE..., SOFTWARE..., CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY..., W7HP32/64
1 W871N MODULE..., SOFTWARE..., WINDOWS-LIVE, CONSUMER...
1 XM544 MODULE..., SOFTWARE..., PC-RESTORE, TRANSACTIONAL LINE OF BUSINESS...
1 J071G MODULE..., SOFTWARE..., Soft Contracts..., DELL-IN-HOME