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RBF, a word of thanks! :toast:

Two days ago was one of those days from Hell with love, where you spend the entire day 30 minutes behind. In fact twice I think I past myself going the other way down I35.

Anyway, I was running REALLY late to get over to one of the lawfirms we maintain to add a device. I realized I forgot my laptop so I ran back in and grabbed the first laptop I could find. It was my 8 year old daughter's ThinkPad. So anyway I get onsite, bring it up from Suspend Mode to see that if I hold it JUST right, I can see Scooby Doo in the background, but no light on the screen. I was already flustered and didn't feel like troubleshooting it but remembered seeing this post while the board was running in FUBAR mode. So I went to a workstation and pulled up the thread.

After seeing your post about the button I went back and checked the laptop again. This time with a magnifying glass. Sure enough, a cracker crumb down deep where I couldn't see it. So, I pulled out my trusty Swiss Army Knife (Yes I really do carry one), pulled out the toothpick, worked it out and the light came right on.

Thanks a million.

Why is it when OUR stuff goes down we lose our basic troubleshooting abilities :rofl:


HEY TELMAN: On anohter note, I assume you've already tried the Fn F7 option to toggle the external/on board screen? IBM Support for ThinkPads has always been GREAT to us.

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I found the problem. Under the keyboard is the connector that connects the screen to the system. While disecting the Thinkpad I found the left side of the connector up a little (not firmly in place). I pushed it down and seated it real good. That seems to have cured the problem.
It sits directly under the F7 and F8 key.
Thanks everyone,