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I think I found the problem: the battery is exhibiting strange behavior, and might be fudging with the power delivery system, causing things to throttle randomly. If you're having this problem too, try opening the case and unplugging the battery. I did that and the problems haven't surfaced, but...

Sound's like it's still on. If you have an external monitor like a TV try that. If it's just the screen that went black and your work is still there and you need to shut it off, you can press Ctrl + S and Alt + Tab a bunch of times to make sure they're all saved, then you press alt + F4 a bunch...

Specs Lenovo Y40-80 CPU: i7-5500U (2.4 GHz base, 3.0 GHz boost) GPU: R9 M275X (925 MHz core, 1000 MHz memory) - Crimson driver 17.7.2 The problem CPU: the i7 gets stuck at 2.3 GHz maximum. When the laptop boots, the CPU runs on regular clocks up to 3.0 all the time. BUT, whenever I put the...

When you go to device manager, is there a camera "HD type" or whatever under 'Imaging devices'? If not it may be a camera defect. If yes, double click on it and look for the exact model under 'details, then look that model's driver up on the manufacturer's website. Some devices are bad at...