512MB of RAM and Widgets...can it make the system completely freeze?

Noticing a very sluggish response on my Mac Mini I realize that memory is an issue with MS Office and such using Safari with iCal in the background.
My Mac does a complete freeze, no force quit no toggle when I hit F12 (widgets) retrieving widgets while an app is running will freeze the system it has occurred twice in one day.
I use a maintenance tool to run cron jobs, optimize safari, updated prebinding, check S.M.A.R.T disk and all is fine.
Looking for more avenues...
I am on the fence on adding more memory because of the processor chip and wanting to go to Leopard shortly..
I may just have to backup and live with this problem...

The folder and question mark at startup is an indicator that no valid MacOS install was found to boot from. Usually it means the system can't find the internal drive or the internal drive wasn't correctly recognized. In a normally functional and correctly configured Mac, this is a rare thing, but it can happen if, for example, the system is usually booted from an external drive, but the external is disconnected or powered down.
However, it can also be caused by an error in the system management controller, where an SMC reset will usually resolve it. It may have been this in your case, since although you may not have intentionally performed an SMC reset, the disconnection of power and other devices is essentially the same thing!
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[PARTIALLY SOLVED] Wine 3D apps make the system randomly freezes

Hi!
Since some months, i can't play longer that one hour on games through wine: xorg locks up the system randomly: i can't switch to a console or close the game with Alt+F4. I can only move the mouse, and the sound is always running. Moreover, I can always connect to the pc through SSH.
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Did someone got the same issue and solved it?
Thanks,
nob.
Last edited by nob.dir (2012-10-30 21:38:33)

Write bug report to amd, and pray.
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AMD's fglrx driver is not that high quality. From personal exprience, it has always caused more problems than good.
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User Internet Plug-ins:
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          Norton\nQuickMenu 3rd-Party support link
Bad Fonts:
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Old Applications:
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          /Users/[redacted]/Downloads
                    Mystery Case Files Dire Grove CE:          Version: 1.0.8 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Mystery Case Files Escape from Ravenhearst CE:          Version: 1.0.8 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
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                    Drawn The Painted Tower:          Version: 1.0.7 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
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          Garmin Lifetime Map Updater:          Version: 2.1 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
          Google Chrome:          Version: 20.0.1132.47 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
          FacebookVideoCalling:          Version: 1.2.0.157 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
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Time Machine:
          Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
               8%          WindowServer
               2%          HP Utility
               1%          EtreCheck
               1%          NortonAutoProtect
               0%          mds
Top Processes by Memory:
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          111 MB          DashboardClient
          102 MB          WindowServer
          94 MB          mds_stores
          90 MB          Mail
Virtual Memory Information:
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          1.23 GB          Active RAM
          1.18 GB          Inactive RAM
          758 MB          Wired RAM
          1.27 GB          Page-ins
          21 MB          Page-outs
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