The display goes black intermittently, Processing seems to stop at the same time, It picks up where it went blank.

The display on my older imac goes blank intermittently. It seems that the computer also freezes temporarily, usueall for a second or two, then comes right back where it left off. There doesn't seem to be any predictable timing to the events. They occur a few times daily. Help! the computer is no longer under warrantee. Any ideas on how to troubleshoort this. I'm not sure that it is a display issue althought that is what i see. The freezing of the computer during the blackouts might indicate a power supply issue.
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After watching a youtube video in fullscreen on my Macbook pro, the display goes black and my laptop get stuck...
And I need to reboot everything from the power button...
It's just the second time it happens. What it depends from?

Hello DarlinDodson,
I'd recommend taking a look through the following article that can help get your MacBook working with your TV again.
Apple computers: Troubleshooting issues with video on internal or external displays
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1573
Cheers,
Allen

The screen goes black 2 or 3 secs after lifting the lid, but comes back on if I disconnect the magnetic power lead, after that it works fine with or without lead. Anyone had this problem, and is it symptomatic of a serious fault

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It could be a software issue. I would reinstall the OS. You don't have to lose or reinstall any apps from archive and install. This way, your user folder remains intact but you get a fresh copy of the OS.

Ff comes on, I go to site w/ pics the screen goes black & then w/ with a bubble from the bottom saying recovery from igfx display failure..Chr & Op = OK

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Why is the display going black when editing in FCP X?

Here's a tough one that the Genius Bar couldn't make heads or tails of:
I'm using FCP X to edit some videos, as I have for a few years now. Upon launching Final Cut Pro it loads my timelines etc as it always does, but sometime soon after (either while waiting for background tasks to run, or when click on an event) the screen goes black. I've replicated the same problem with multiple external drives, projects, etc.
And yes, I have uninstalled and reinstalled FCP X following the specific instructions on the Apple.com website. No such luck. Taking it to the Apple Store resulted in a lot of head scratching, confirmation that something is definitely wrong, and a then this Support Forum question.
Anybody heard of something as bizarre as this? I'm hoping so. Thanks.
My Gear:
MacBook Pro w Retina Display
OS X Mavericks 10.9.2
Final Cut Pro X 10.1.1
multiple external drives (Lacie, WD, etc)

What do you mean by saying the screen is going black?
Do you mean the whole monitor or just the Viewer in FCP X?
Try these general troubleshooting strategies even if you've already done them.
Use this free app to trash the preferences. This should be the first thing you try when any problems occur.
http://www.digitalrebellion.com/prefman/
2. Open Disk Utility and Repair Permissions.
3. Trash FCP X using this free app and reinstall it.
http://www.digitalrebellion.com/fcsremover/
If these 3 measures don't work, create a new User Account (Admin) in System Preferences and try running FCP X from that as it sometimes works miracles.

MacBook Pro 15' Core i7 Running Boot Camp Turns on in OSX fine, but in windows, whenever plug it in, the display goes black.

I have a 2011 MBP 15'. It has a core i7 2.4GHz 8gb of ram, and a HD 6750m. I rarely use Lion, I use Windows 7 Enterprise. I boot up my laptop and it turns on fine. Windows loads, but as soon as I plug the MagSafe adapter into the laptop, the display turns off.
Any ideas? I have already reset the SMC, and reset the PRAM and NVRAM. Neither worked.

Since you have a Mid2014 MBP, the USB should contain the Windows installer and BC drivers. Make sure your USB is a USB2 flash drive/disk. USB3 will fail.
There should be no hubs between the USB and the MBP and no other external peripherals connected to the Mac.
However at the last step when I click the "Install" button, my computer will restart and boot into OSX.
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Thanks for the report. This is a known bug that only affects Acer Liquid phones. We're working on it, but we don't have a fix ready yet. For details, see https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=606194

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The title kind of sums it up. After having my 3GS for over a year without issue, it started acting up today. I had my phone on my desk at work, and had been checking my e-mail, news, and web intermittently throughout the morning. I set the phone down, in it's typical spot without issue. No dropping, no hits, no...nothing. Just set it on the desk and go about my work.
The next time I pick up the phone to use it, and hit the button, I'm greeted with an all-white screen. WTH? If I press and hold the home button the phone makes a "dunk" soud, like maybe I'm enabling the voice feature. Long story short, I can restart the phone, and reset the phone, and it's fine.
UNTIL the screen goes dark from inactivity. From that point on, it will ONLY come back in the full-white-screen mode UNTIL I reboot it again, in which case it's again functioning normally...UNTIL the screen goes black from inactivity. I can hear the phone make text-alert noises as texts come in, my e-mail continues to download regularly, etc. But it stays stuck in this white screen anytime the battery saver turns the screen black.
Any ideas on this?

So, I've received and installed a replacement digitizer screen / component. The good news is that the digitizer works just fine! Screen swipes, finger tracking, etc are all great.
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All touch components are working fine at this time. I've grown to remember where the "power down" swipe is located, so I press and hold the power down button, then swipe where I know the "power down" swipe is located. Phone will shut down.
Restart the phone, and repeat the process. Anyone have any other ideas?

Cinema display goes black upon resolution change in Windows XP

Greetings
Earlier today, I updated my ATI X1600 Radeon to the latest Windows Catalyst drivers and to the Catalyst Control Center from ATI. Even since, whenever a Windows application (games, in this case) tries to change the resolution on my external Apple Cinema Display (designated as the main monitor in the ATI Catalyst Control Center, with the MacBook Pro display disabled), the display goes black, and the monitor power lamp starts to flash.
If I unplug the external Cinema Display from my MacBook Pro, my MacBook Pro display activates, and displays whatever it is I was trying to launch, so the problems is somehow related to the Cinema Display, even if the new drivers are causing it.
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Apple TV stops streaming via AirPlay when iPhone 6 Display goes black

Hi,
when my iPhone gets locked and the Display goes black (standby) after 2 Minutes, my AirPlay stream to my Apple TV 3. Gen stops playing. Only when i set the standby/lock time time to never instead of 2 Minutes (and the screen is on all the time) the Stream wont stop.
Sometimes the stream does not stop, wenn my iPhone Screen goes black.
This also happens with an iPad Mini or using an Lightning to HDMI Adapter instead the Apple TV.
I have no idea why.
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Sebastian

On a sidenote, I also have an ipad and normally homesharing with the ipad works fine, but after having an apple tv incident, I have to restart the mac for homesharing to work with the ipad

Display goes black randomly

I purchased the notebook barely 16 days ago, and after a few days I noticed that the display goes black for a second or two randomly i.e it doesn't happen while holding the notebook in any certain way or something. The dislay goes black anywhere while playing games, music, videos or simply anytime. Also now there's some flickering in the lower part of the display. It happens with no approx time gap. I asked HP's Chat Support to help me out of this, they tried to uninstall and have a clean install of display drivers, that didnt work.Then they said they'll assign the nearest Physical service centre for an onsite visit and that some one will contact me, but waiting since almost 4-5 days this didnt happen. For the past two days I regularly ask HP's Support team about the promised visit but they keep on saying that today you'll recieve a call positively. The problem has escalated to such an extent that it interferes with my studies, work and daily use. This all has cost me alot of time and money and it's all due to your faulty product and carelessness. I would like you to help me in this regard, asap, if it is at all possible for you !! Edit : Before you ask, everything's updated to it's latest version. and I don't have an external Monitor.

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Display goes black when in a call

I have noticed an annoying feature with my Nokia N8: The display goes black when in a call (holding the phone to my ear). When the call is finished I have a difficulty to close the call. Is this a Nokia special feature for saving battery that can be turned off or is it an error?
Solved!
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Hey Is1987Is! Sorry you are having this problem.
It is normal behaviour for your screen to go black when held near your ear.
Is your screen just not coming back on once you finish your call or take it away from your ear?
Incase it is a bit more of a serious case of your phone having a black screen after hanging up a call. You can try this troubleshoot.
To make sure your proximity sensor is not over sensitive causing your phone to have a black screen, during incoming and outgoing calls aswell as alarms.
First thing is try to verify sunlight/IR oversensitivity with a typical desk lamp.
This could be done by making a phone call (or setting alarm) and putting the phone under the desk lamp when the phone is ringing (or alarm activated).
If phone is oversensitive to IR, display should go blank caused by IR radiation from desk lamp.
If this is the case you should take your phone to your Local Nokia Care Point, and they will be able to fix it for you!
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Sheldrick
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My ipod touch is flashing white on and off, I hold the buttons down, and the screen goes black- but the apple logo does not come on. What do I do?

So I have had this problem before, and know that you hold down the top Power button and the Home button, at the same time, for roughly 10 seconds, or until the apple logo comes on.
The problem is, when I press the buttons and the screen goes black, like it's supposed to before the logo pops up, the apple logo isn't appearing.
I was wondering if that's because my I pod touch was drained when I plugged it in to charge, and I tried to turn it on when it was still charging?
What can I do?

Try:
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- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
- 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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My MacBook freezes & the screen goes black!

My MacBook keeps freezing up and the screen goes black. It happens a lot when the computer "goes to sleep"--it will just go unresponsive. It's weird because even though the screen blacks out, I can still sort of see what is on the screen! The computer is always still running, it doesn't shut off. I have no idea what this means! Can anyone help me??

If this is a new MBP, then make an appointment at an Apple store genius bar and have them fix it for you under the warranty provisions.
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TA44551 Just recently my ipod nano's battery seemed to stop working? I plug it into a charger, the ipod says it's charged, but when I take it off the charger, the screen goes black. What's going on? How can I fix it?

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http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/service/prices/
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