Mac retina black screen

My retina display froze up when the screen saver turned on, have not had this problem before, then the screen turned black. I can see and move the mouse on the black screen, but other than that it's frozen, I'm on the forum via my iPad :(. I held the power button to crash it. Why did this happen I never expected this from a mac pro. I had nothing intensive running, only the Internet on, no downloads, just the default screensaver universe pics.

Hello zoesterk,
The article linked below details a number of useful troubleshooting steps and information that can help resolve issues with your MacBook Pro's display.
Apple computers: Troubleshooting issues with video on internal or external displays
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1573
Cheers,
Allen

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