Repeated intermittent screen blackout. Why does it happen? How can one fix it?

Three or four times a day, the screen flickers and then blacks out. It returns by itself after 1-10 minutes usually. Sometimes it only comes on again after turning the computer off and restarting. Any suggestions what the problem is and how to fix it

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Likely that CD then. Check visually for damage, blemishes, etc., not that there's anything you can really do about those other than return the CD.
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Repeated intermittent screen blackout. Why does it happen? How can one fix it?

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