num_modes = power_info->info.ucNumOfPowerModeEntries;
                        if (num_modes > ATOM_MAX_NUMBEROF_POWER_BLOCK)
                                num_modes = ATOM_MAX_NUMBEROF_POWER_BLOCK;
+                       /* last mode is usually default, array is low to high */
                        for (i = 0; i < num_modes; i++) {
                                rdev->pm.power_state[state_index].clock_info[0].voltage.type = VOLTAGE_NONE;
                                switch (frev) {
                                        break;
                                }
                        }
+                       /* last mode is usually default */
+                       if (!rdev->pm.default_power_state) {
+                               rdev->pm.power_state[state_index - 1].type =
+                                       POWER_STATE_TYPE_DEFAULT;
+                               rdev->pm.default_power_state = &rdev->pm.power_state[state_index - 1];
+                               rdev->pm.power_state[state_index - 1].default_clock_mode =
+                                       &rdev->pm.power_state[state_index - 1].clock_info[0];
+                       }
                } else {
                        /* add the i2c bus for thermal/fan chip */
                        /* no support for internal controller yet */
                                        rdev->pm.i2c_bus = radeon_i2c_create(rdev->ddev, &i2c_bus, "Thermal");
                                }
                        }
+                       /* first mode is usually default, followed by low to high */
                        for (i = 0; i < power_info->info_4.ucNumStates; i++) {
                                mode_index = 0;
                                power_state = (struct _ATOM_PPLIB_STATE *)
                                        state_index++;
                                }
                        }
+                       /* first mode is usually default */
+                       if (!rdev->pm.default_power_state) {
+                               rdev->pm.power_state[0].type =
+                                       POWER_STATE_TYPE_DEFAULT;
+                               rdev->pm.default_power_state = &rdev->pm.power_state[0];
+                               rdev->pm.power_state[0].default_clock_mode =
+                                       &rdev->pm.power_state[0].clock_info[0];
+                       }
                }
        } else {
-               /* XXX figure out some good default low power mode for cards w/out power tables */
-       }
-
-       if (rdev->pm.default_power_state == NULL) {
                /* add the default mode */
                rdev->pm.power_state[state_index].type =
                        POWER_STATE_TYPE_DEFAULT;
                rdev->pm.default_power_state = &rdev->pm.power_state[state_index];
                state_index++;
        }
+
        rdev->pm.num_power_states = state_index;
 
        rdev->pm.current_power_state = rdev->pm.default_power_state;