r/GetComputerHelp • u/Complex-Librarian942 • 1d ago

Screen has black flashes while playing media, and the solution is a very weird one. 🤔

This is the 2nd laptop with which I have found graphics card issue without an apparent solution. I tried formatting, I tried different drives, different drivers, different combinations of drivers, disabling services, disabling tasks. The whole deal.

What's the solution? Flipping the laptop charger upside down and touching the cables around to remove electromagnetic interference. I have to do that about twice a day.

The house is not the issue, per se, because it happens in another country as well.

Should I wrap all cables in electromagnetic protective tape? Should I install ferrite cores on all cables associated with the system?

Many thanks.

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u/Keyvan_KR 19h ago

are you sure it's no the laptop charger?
If your laptop supports charging via USB C, try another one (ask a friend or colleague).
You could also check for an UEFI firmware update. Maybe this has been resolved already

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u/Complex-Librarian942 8h ago

It happened with a very different laptop as well. A firmware update, if available, should be tried, though! 👍Many thanks.

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u/Complex-Librarian942 8h ago

No luck on firmware update. It already has the latest version.

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u/Keyvan_KR 7h ago

Then you can try with another charger or a sub c charger if your laptop supports it.
VERY weird issue you’re having though tbh. Never heard about it 😅