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Macbook Pro 2011 freezes for 10-20 sec randomly

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alienatf

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Jul 2, 2010
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Russia, Moscow
Hi.

Just got my new macbook pro 2.33/antiglare.

It always connected to external display via thunderbolt port.

Randomly, in safari, finder of any another programm when i press mouse or old mouse button system freezes: cursor turn into spinning ball (but i can move it) for 20-30 seconds and then all work propertly.

That issue happens in with my ssd drive, that i've take from my old macbook . System version 10.6.8. After that i've tried to install Mac OS Lion - same issue.

What shall i do? Firmware install? Return to Apple?
 
Have you used TRIM Enabler to enable TRIM? I got similar freezes until I disabled it. I think TRIM support isn’t ready for prime-time, at least for some SSDs.
 
Philflow said:
Which SSD are you using?

Crucial M4 requires firmware 2 to run w/o freezes.
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Also, maybe you know about problem with MBP 13" 2011 And Crucial C300.

Problem not the same: sometimes macbook freeze boot with spinning flower.
sometimes it freezes in work , with no repsonce until shutdown.

Isit the same problem?
 
alienatf said:
Also, maybe you know about problem with MBP 13" 2011 And Crucial C300.

Problem not the same: sometimes macbook freeze boot with spinning flower.
sometimes it freezes in work , with no repsonce until shutdown.

Isit the same problem?
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Could be, I'm not sure.

Have you tried updating the firmware?
kappaknight said:
I replaced my m4 with a Intel 320 - no issues since it's a SATA II drive.
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Firmware 1 caused problems for me. Firmware 2 works great. Very happy with the M4.
 
Mine freezes randomly when I open it to wake from sleep. Does it maybe two or three times a week. I'm thinking it might be a firmware issue with my Vertex 3. I haven't yet attempted to update firmware. I'm not looking forward to doing it!
 
bozz2006 said:
Mine freezes randomly when I open it to wake from sleep. Does it maybe two or three times a week. I'm thinking it might be a firmware issue with my Vertex 3. I haven't yet attempted to update firmware. I'm not looking forward to doing it!
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Yep that definitely sounds like a firmware problem.

Easiest way to update is from a Windows PC or running Toolbox 2.35 from the bootcamp partition in AHCI (2.37 can't do it from Bootcamp).
 
thanks Phil. I have a Windows desktop at work which used Win XP 32-bit. I'm wondering if that will work or if it has to be Vista or Win 7. And I also don't know the difference people are talking about with BIOS or ACHI... I'm not very Windows literate anymore :-S
 
OCZ says the toolbox only works for "Windows Vista / Windows Vista 64 / Windows 7".

In that case I think it's better you download the bootable Parted Magic ISO from OCZ. You can boot the PC from there and then update the firmware.
 
That's kind of what I thought. Do I have to worry about any ACHI or BIOS or anything like that if I do the bootable linux CD? I just don't really know what those things mean and I'm trying to figure out if I need to read up on that stuff first. I really appreciate your guidance!
 
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