ibm thinkpad x31 problem

[tulsapreston]

my screen is not lighting up but the pad is running i think and i have a symbol lit which is a z in a circle and i don't know what it means, please help me anybody.......

[ACtheTROLL]

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/doc ument.do?lndocid=MIGR-42883

there are a couple of screen related fn key combos -
I wonder if fn+page up is the one you want

but also
Fn+F3 Turn off the LCD display, leaving the screen blank
Note:
To turn the LCD display on again, press any key or the TrackPoint stick.

Fn+F7 Switch between the LCD and an external monitor (CRT)

If an external monitor is attached, computer output is displayed in the following three patterns by turns:

External monitor (CRT display)
Computer display and external monitor (LCD + CRT display)
Compter display (LCD)

Fn+Home The LCD becomes brighter
Fn+End The LCD becomes less bright

try them all

[tulsapreston]

thats great i will try them, by the way, do you know what the z in the circle means ???? top of keypad and lit up, does it just mean error??? thanks so much for your help.