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    ibm thinkpad x40 / screen goes blank

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by smalltown, Aug 3, 2008.

  1. smalltown

    smalltown Newbie

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    Hi all, I bought this ibm x40 laptop as a gift. I actually rarely use laptops having worked on a desktop for a gazillion years, so some of their little quirks are foreign to me.

    But getting this laptop ready to hand over, I found that the screen suddenly went blank installing some software. I looked in the power options and found that it might be the monitor turning off after 10 minutes of inactivity; problem is, the monitor won't come back on again no matter what buttons I hit. Tried opening and closing the lid, no luck. Can anyone tell me if this is "normal" for an x40 and if there's some secret button sequence I should know about or does it indicate some obvious problem?
     
    smalltown, Aug 3, 2008
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  2. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    Perhaps the software you installed is an issue since that's when the problem started. The screen shutting off would not be considered normal.
     
    ZaZ, Aug 3, 2008
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