Screen flashes black while playing games

When I play games. The screen flashes black for a few seconds and then comes back and does it again?

After reading this one sentence problem description it is not easy to say much about your problem.
Maybe you should tell us something about your machine, preinstalled OS, display driver that you use and of course be a bit more detailed about this issue.

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I bought this phone a week ago.Everything about this phone is awesom except one thing. The screen turns off while playing games automatically,which is really annoying. Is there any fix for this??

Graphics card springs to mind;
also, in your game settings, in either options or video settings (or similar). Are the settings correct for your card. I know on a low end PC, "full hardware acceleration" can cause crashing.
I'd still think, it's more a graphics related problem. If you have a big flat screen mintor (e.g 24,27 or even 30") then that, in it's own right needs a good card. Add the game to it and you may have problems. I do take it you have compared the specs with what's required on the box (of the game) and "about this mac/"more info"). All the best.

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Try opening up the side cover and cleaning all dust for the interior. Especially from heatsinks and fans. It maybe that the Mac is overheating.
Go to the Mac App Store and look fora a temperature monitoring app to monitor temps and fan speeds. I use Macs Fan Control which is not in the Mac App.Store. When I got my 2013 Mac Pro none of the apps in the Mac App Store were compatible with the new Mac Pro

My ipod nano 5th gen wont play movies or videos on my ipod but plays them on itunes when i click on it the screen flashes black i have tried taking the movie off my ipod and putting it back on but it still won't work what should i do?

My ipod nano 5th gen. won't play movies or tv shows but it plays them on itunes. When I click on it the screen flashes black. I have tried taking the videos off my ipod and then putting them back on but it still won't work. what should i do?

Try:
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- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
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- If not successful and you can't fully turn the iOS device fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
- Try on another computer
- If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
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I have taken it out of the case - I figured it would obstruct the sensor (also have no screen protector).
Only thing I haven't tried from the Basic troubleshooting steps you mentioned was to "restore as new".
That I did try it tonight (succesffully restored), BUT my problem still exists.
You mentioned to go in the MAC store > Would they replace it (for free) if they reach the conclusion it's some sort of manufacturer faulty wiring even if it's a 3Gs (as an old model)?
Would they still if phone had water damage (this I'm just curious - the phone didn't)?

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iPad mini. Kid downloaded new game. While playing game the screen locked up. I can't exit out or shut off. What do I do?

If you ahven't already done so then try a soft-reset : press and hold both the sleep and home buttons for about 10 to 15 seconds (ignore the red slider if it appears), after which the Apple logo should appear - you won't lose any content, it's the iPad equivalent of a reboot.

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I recently bought the MSI R7850 Power Edition 2GD5/OC. I have installed amd catalyst 12.10. I have no issues while playing games...the only game i have played since i bought the card is prototype 2 (all settings set to high). The problem is while browsing or when not playing my screen flashes (just once - screen becomes black) for about 1-2 seconds. This does not happen regularly, but quite a few times.. i have uninstalled and re-installed the same catalyst version twice (downloaded from different sources - one from msi and the other from amd). The problem still persists.
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I've experienced the same issue exactly as described, with the R7850 Twin Frozr OC Edition. However, I've also experienced a crash or 2 in which the screen goes black and the monitor goes to sleep. The computer doesn't wake up and I'm forced to do a hard reset. One such event was severe enough that I was unable to restore Windows 8 and had to do a full reinstall...!)
Everything is clocked at factory default, passes Memtest 86+, Prime95 overnight run, even FurMark successfully...
Board: ASUS P8Z77-M
Bios: American Megatrends Inc., v1708
VGA: MSI R7850 Twin Frozr III 2GD5/OC
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MEM: Samsung DDR3 PC1600 8GB (2x4GB)
HDD: WD 500 GB 7200rpm
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Sound card: Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
OC: No overclocking, factory default.
OS: Windows 8 Pro, 64-bit
When I tried to save the GPU-Z BIOS settings to a file, my computer crashed my computer (!)... Hopefully this is sufficient to indicate if I should follow the same steps or if this is a different issue / hardware issue / ???
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Driver Version: atiumdag 9.2.0.0 (Catalyst 12.10) / Win8 64
BIOS Version: 015.017.000.000.000861 (113-C4030400-100)
edit:
S/N: 602-V273-010B1210251006
Also updated format of table above
(Perhaps worth noting that the box didn't include any driver CD for some reason)
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-DH

Screen flashing black

My ipad with retina display has been acting up. The screen flashes black in all applications. Then the screen will turn off and I have to hit the power button several times before the screen will turn back on. What is wrong? What should I do?

Hello there, AlysonLB.
The following Knowledge Base article offers some practical troubleshooting steps that are applicable to your iPad:
iPhone: Hardware troubleshooting
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2802
Particularly:
Will not turn on, will not turn on unless connected to power, or unexpected power off
Verify that the Sleep/Wake button functions. If it does not function, inspect it for signs of damage. If the button is damaged or is not functioning when pressed, seek service.
Check if a Liquid Contact Indicator (LCI) is activated or there are signs of corrosion. Learn about LCIsand corrosion.
Connect the iPhone to the iPhone's USB power adapter and let it charge for at least ten minutes.
After at least 30 minutes, if:
The home screen appears: The iPhone should be working. Update to the latest version of iOS if necessary. Continue charging it until it is completely charged and you see this battery icon in the upper-right corner of the screen . Then unplug the phone from power. If it immediately turns off, seek service.
The low-battery image appears, even after the phone has charged for at least 20 minutes: See "iPhone displays the low-battery image and is unresponsive" symptom in this article.
Something other than the Home screen or Low Battery image appears, continue with this article for further troubleshooting steps.
If the iPhone did not turn on, reset it while connected to the iPhone USB power adapter.
If the display turns on, go to step 4.
If the display remains black, go to next step.
Connect the iPhone to a computer and open iTunes. If iTunes recognizes the iPhone and indicates that it is in recovery mode, attempt to restore the iPhone. If the iPhone doesn't appear in iTunes or if you have difficulties in restoring the iPhone, see this article for further assistance.
If restoring the iPhone resolved the issue, go to step 4. If restoring the iPhone did not solve the issue, seek service.
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My screen goes dark while playing and I don't know why or how to fix it. It comes back eventually.

Just the game or the phone as a whole? My guess is you have a hardware failure but there are a few things you can try if it's software such as resetting your phone or doing a restore. To reset press and hold the Home and Sleep buttons for about 10 seconds or so until the Apple logo reappears. To restore do a backup before proceeding:
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screen frozen while playing game on app tried holding both buttons down...won't shut off

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Hello all,
I have had my toshiba satellite a500-17x for about two years, I bought it to play Starcraft and world of warcraft. Ever since i got it i have had a problem with it. While playing games it would suddenly restart the laptop. I contacted the customer support and had it taken back to see if they could find out what was wrong with it. They said it was fine and it must be the games software that was causing the problem. (I do not believe that this is the problem since i reinstalled all software and the problem persisted)
I felt that they were trying to bluff me with this answer. Either they did not do an indebt inspection to try to resolve the problem or I believed that the model itself was flawed.
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Hi
Gaming issues are always very difficult themes because nobody can say exactly if its caused by game <-> GPU driver compatibility problems or notebook (hardware) issues.
You said you had this issue playing two games but does it happens playing other games or running other applications (no games)???
In your case I recommend checking some gaming forums about StarCraft and WoW.
Maybe you will find some more details about that.
At the other hand the unit supports an NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M graphic chip.
Some people said that nVIdia driver 8.16.11.8973 would run stable
Also found this thread about driver update:
http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=52522

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Western Digital 250GB 7200RPM SATA (8MB CACHE)
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about those timings how can i change them, i mean what program do i have to use ?
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the dual channel kit is now in slot 1 and 2 (the purple ones) but it still froze after 10minutes
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