2009 Mini freezes sometimes when left idle.

Does anyone else get this problem?
This is the second Mac mini as the first one had the same problem!
Only does this two or three times a day. The mouse icon will still move but nothing reacts to it. I have to re-boot to get it going again.
It is connected to a standard Mac wired keyboard and Mac wired mouse.
Connected to the internet via Ethernet cable to a cable modem NTL box.
I haven't yet loaded any extra software, it only has what it came with as standard.
Hope someone can help.

Same problem here. It freezes from time to time for 5 seconds or so, then everything is ok again. Even when playing music in iTunes, it becomes silent and then the music starts again. I changed the ram (and the hd as well), do you think this could be the cause?
Bruno
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