So... after nearly 30-45 minutes on the phone with Lenovo Tech Support, the tech I spoke with gave me two options. The first was to accept paid assistance from someone who specializes in software configurations and the second was to reformat my drive in order to rule out hardware issues as the possi...

larrys,

What version, if any, of Microsoft Office do you use?

I'm having a similar problem to you, but I'm not convinced it's a hardware problem because my LCD and backlight function normally until I use Fn+F3 (and afterwards, if I toggle my power schemes).

See my thread here.

I followed the steps in the post you linked to, beginning with SFC and reinstalls of the Lenovo components. I then removed the contents of the PowerCfg registry key, and ran the "powercfg /RestoreDefaultPolicies" command, which restored the PowerCfg hive to its factory configuration settings Then ca...

In the past two days or so, I've noticed that anytime I use Fn+F3 to blank my screen, it does not want to stay lit when I start to use my machine again - the screen goes blank after 1-2 sec. I then have to keep my mouse moving or push keys on my keyboard to keep the screen active. I looked at the po...