T410 Screen/graphics issue

Hi!
My T410 has begun acting up a bit. The screen turns itself off after approx. 10 minutes of inactivity, even if my settings have been set to wait longer. This also occurs while viewing movies/shows in VLC, which is highly annoying (having to tap the mousepad every so often. Any tips on how to make it go away?
What I've tried:
- Reinstalling power manager
- Installed newest nVidia Verde drivers
- Updating BIOS
- Checking settings in Windows power manager as well as the ThinkVantage Power Manager
OS is Windows 7 Professional (the issue is not there in Linux (Ubuntu 11.04)).
Any advice appreciated - the issue also occurs when playing games etc., and the screen often flashes several times before "waking up" again.
Thanks!

hey Flim,
since you mentioned Ubuntu 11.04 , did this issue occur before you made your unit into a dual boot or did it happen after your T410 became a dual boot unit ?
currently the bios for your unit is at v1.38 ?
try uninstalling the power manager completely as well as the nvidia drivers and let windows install its generic video driver.
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