Yes, that is a common failure mode. Check the Console logs for reports of "disk i/o error" around the times of the hangs.
On Oct 22, 2012, at 9:19 AM, Daniel Israel wrote: > Since I sent this, things were running fine, but suddenly yesterday it locked > up again. And then did it about 6 times in a row after forced rebloot. That > seems to be the pattern.... Once it happens, it happens several times in a > row, then not for a while. > > Is it possible that it might have to do with overheating? > > > On Oct 12, 2012, at 6:06 PM, Daniel Israel wrote: > >> I did run the Verify in Disk Utility which reported no errors >> >> On Oct 12, 2012, at 5:51 PM, Macs R We wrote: >> >>> If you want reliable info, call the SSD manufacturer. >>> >>> Have you run a tool like DiskWarrior over your file system first? >>> >>> On Oct 12, 2012, at 4:40 PM, Daniel Israel wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hi All, >>>> >>>> I've got a mid-2010 Macbook Pro (MacbookPro6,1) 17 inch with 512G SSD. >>>> >>>> Been working like a champ for almost 2 years. A couple weeks ago, Apple >>>> pushed the 10.7.5 update. Since then, not so great. Intermittently, an >>>> application will freeze with the spinning cursor. Going to other apps >>>> will cause them to freeze, and if I go to the system menu (like to Force >>>> Quit or Rebloot) everything freezes and I'm forced to physically shut it >>>> down and boot back up. I haven't found a way around it. It's not >>>> predictable. It's happened with Dreamweaver, Eclipse, Photoshop, and >>>> recently with Mail. Some net searching has found a few people with same >>>> issues. I did find where someone suggested it was an SSD issue and I >>>> should upgrade firmware. A net search hasn't brought me to any >>>> instructions HOW to do this. (As an aside, I notice that google is >>>> becoming more and more useless over time) >>>> >>>> Any help on somewhere I can get instructions on checking and/or upgrading >>>> the firmware for my SSD? (Or failing that, downgrading back to 10.7.4?) >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> >>>> -D. Israel >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://www.customcodebydan.com >>>> AIM: JudoDanIzz >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> MacOSX-talk mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk >>> >>> -- >>> Macs R We -- Personal Macintosh Service and Support >>> in the Wickenburg and far Northwest Valley Areas. >>> http://macsrwe.com >>> >> >> -D. Israel >> [email protected] >> http://www.customcodebydan.com >> AIM: JudoDanIzz >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacOSX-talk mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk > > -D. Israel > [email protected] > http://www.customcodebydan.com > AIM: JudoDanIzz > > > -- Macs R We -- Personal Macintosh Service and Support in the Wickenburg and far Northwest Valley Areas. http://macsrwe.com _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
