Hi, this is my first post here. I have a late 2006 iMac (yes, it's old) that lately will completely freeze up on me and I'll have to do a hard reboot with the power button. When it happens the mouse will still move around, but everything else is completely frozen and no keyboard shortcuts will work. I was thinking it has a hardware problem since it's getting pretty old, but I wanted to see what you guys thought. I'm running 10.6.8 and its the core 2 duo 2 ghz with ATI RadeonX1600 graphics.
iMac freezes
- Thread starter Baloeb
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I had the exact same freezing problems you describe, along with a weird screen problem (random colours, lines, blacking out) since an upgrade to 10.6.3.
Moved on to Lion (10.7) and the problem went away until an upgrade to 10.7.3 (strangely) where I now get random freezing again - though not as frequently as before. Also they now tend to happen when being woken from sleep. My iMac - not me!!
It's been suggested that connected external hard drives can cause these problems.
Moved on to Lion (10.7) and the problem went away until an upgrade to 10.7.3 (strangely) where I now get random freezing again - though not as frequently as before. Also they now tend to happen when being woken from sleep. My iMac - not me!!
It's been suggested that connected external hard drives can cause these problems.
Yeah, I have the same weird screen issues. I thought it was a sign that my video card was starting to quit and that was what was causing the freezing, but it sounds like a common thing. I do have a firewire drive connected, but it needs to stay connected. Are there any ways to minimize this problem? It happens every day or two, and it's really annoying if I'm working on something. Or is it just time to upgrade?
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An upgrade might solve your problem. But bear things like this in mind:
http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/os-x-apps-games/260703-old-software-wont-work-new-macbook-pro.html
http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/os-x-apps-games/260703-old-software-wont-work-new-macbook-pro.html
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No - just that the problems I encountered with Snow Leopard (after 10.6.3) on my 2007 iMac have just re-appeared (albeit a lot less frequently) after the latest upgrade to 10.7.3.
My Macbook, which I bought new in late 2010 and run on both SL and Lion has had no problems with freezing whatsoever.
Hope this helps.
My Macbook, which I bought new in late 2010 and run on both SL and Lion has had no problems with freezing whatsoever.
Hope this helps.
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