My MacBook Pro keeps freezing!

[webby07039]

In about 15-30 minute intervals my Mac freezes. Either no programs are accessible or just 1-2 of them. It sits there thinking for about 10 minutes. After that it is back to normal. I am not doing anything intensive or anything I haven't done before. It very, very annoying and prevents me for getting any work done.

Does anyone know what may be the cause? I am thinking ram or another hardware failure...

This also happened approximately after I got the new software update, but I am not sure that that is the cause either.

My Mac:

Model Name: MacBook Pro 15"
Model Identifier: MacBookPro1,1
Processor Name: Intel Core Duo
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 2 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP11.0055.B08
SMC Version: 1.2f10

 

[Doctor X]

I have a very similar book. It is a major upgrade from my Old Widdle Pismo. However, I can tax its processor working two browsers and a program or two.

What I get is "the Spinning Beach Ball [of Doom--Ed.]." Occasionally I will get a freeze, but it does not last that long.

So . . . you may have already done this, but make sure you have run your maintenance scripts. I defer to the More Knowledgeable HERE--everyone else--but FireFox, Safari, all start running slow. This was really noticeable on the far slower/less RAM Pismo.

But . . . I have had a memory chip failure. I learned that failing RAM can mimic just about anything and can be hard to diagnose. I got freezes, kernal panics, sudden shutdown. It would create progressive problem with my OS--volumes--that would cause all sorts of crashes.

Now, I had TechTools for a long time and the memory would check out "fine." I mention that because most tests are like an EKG--your heart looks fine at THAT point. After talking to the TT dudes, thy felt it was my RAM and I found a shareware RAM test.

Immediate failures--my RAM was under warrenty . . . new RAM . . . voila.

So . . . if you can, you may try testing your RAM--I can post a linkypoo to the program, but I do not want to be seen as "spamming" since it is like a $1.13 or something. You can, if you have the ability, swap out RAM chips and then stress your system with a few programs and see if you recreate the "freeze."

So, if it is not the RAM . . . then I have to defer to others with regards to testing your processor. Obviously, back up your data.

--J.D.