Aperture freezing up when shooting Tethered

Hi
I was shooting a job for a client yesterday with a Canon 1DS MkII and doing so tethered to my Macbook Pro. Everything was working fine but on 3 occasions during the shoot, Aperture froze up.
I had to "Force Quit" and restart the App but then it did not recognize the camera. The only way to go was to reboot the machine. and then it worked but having to reboot 3 times in one afternoon session with a client was e embarrassing.
Does the camera / laptop buffer cause the machine to seize up? Am I missing something? Should I be shooting slower or not writing files in a quick succession.
I really like the tether option and so do my clients. Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks n advance
C

Have the tech move the photo upon which they are working into the Quick Collection [ B ]. As long as he is in the QC, the photo won't advance while you continue to shoot.

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