Screen still ON when sleeping?!?

This is the first time this has happened to me. If I leave my Powerbook for a few minutes (adjustable time) the screen will dim (or put itself to sleep). The screen is actually STILL ON and if I look really closely, I can still make out the desktop. I know that the powerbook is actually sleeping because even if I manually put the computer to sleep, you can still make out the desktop or whatever window was open - the screen is just really dim. Essentially, the screen is no longer going completely black when I put the computer to sleep. Can I fix this problem?
15 inch Powerbook

This sounds a whole lot like the energy saver mode in between awake and asleep, where the screen is still active but the backlight turns off.
Are you absolutely certain the PB is sleeping? Is the little white light on the latch button pulsating?
If so, you should probably go to an Apple Store and have someone take a look at it.

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