Thinkpad yoga ultrabook screen flickers

I just got a thinkpad yoga and I have noticed since I started using it that the screen randomly flickers.  I can't narrow it down to a time where I'm doing a specific task.  Any help in tracking down the problem would be greatly appreciated.
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Thanks thinkpadfreak....Turning off the "Panel self-refresh" option seemed to do the trick.

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    There was no glue residue on the glass, so I just took a microfiber cloth and rubbed it to a gorgeous shine. 
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  • Re: Yoga 2 Pro - Screen Flickering and Screen Blanking

    sarbin wrote:
    Moderator comment: Several posts were removed for contravening the Community Rules:
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    2- The moderation done to the thread (and the post moved here) was to apply conformance to the Guidelines.
    3- Please see: http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Idea-Windows-based-Tablets-and/Yoga-2-Pro-Screen-Flickering-and-Screen-B...
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    First try SMC and PRAM resets:
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379
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    I uninstalled the windows 8.1 that came with my Thinkpad Yoga to installe windows 7 64-bit because there was no support for Power Manager ( a tool that allows you to charge your battery only upto a certain percentage (eg 40%) which helps reduce battery aging when the notebook is mostly operated on AC power).
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    Hi AndyJung,
    Welcome to Lenovo Community!
    As per the query we understood that you are facing the issue with Touchpad on ThinkPad Yoga S1.
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    Best regards,
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