I don't know this machine, but is it possible you were not in MDI and in Setup, accidently, and the x- changed some setting therein. If you hit the key, thinking you were in MDI and really you were accidently in the setup screen... then you could have accidently changed a setting, and some setting don't like minus...
I would look at, when you accidently hit the setup screen button instead, what window pop's up, and did somthing happen therein?
Only a thought...