Computer freeze problem

hi,
I got a problem with my Macbook Pro Mid 2010 model. it some times freezes with a scratching sound or some very loud beeps and here is the kernel fault report for today:
panic(cpu 3 caller 0xffffff80074dc19e): Kernel trap at 0xffffff800749f6c4, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0x0000000000055030, CR3: 0x0000000103c7f000, CR4: 0x0000000000000660
RAX: 0x0000000000000058, RBX: 0xffffff802d2c9800, RCX: 0x0000000001000000, RDX: 0xffffff802d4f0400
RSP: 0xffffff80144132d0, RBP: 0xffffff80144132d0, RSI: 0x0000000000000001, RDI: 0x0000000000055000
R8:  0x0000000000000000, R9:  0x0000000000000131, R10: 0xffffff8007ad15f0, R11: 0x0000000000000055
R12: 0x0000000000055000, R13: 0xffffff802d4f0458, R14: 0x0000000000055000, R15: 0x0000000000000000
RFL: 0x0000000000010282, RIP: 0xffffff800749f6c4, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000000
Fault CR2: 0x0000000000055030, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x3
Backtrace (CPU 3), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff8014412f60 : 0xffffff8007422f69
0xffffff8014412
does anybody know what this is ?
also I got this:
panic(cpu 3 caller 0xffffff8018cdc19e): Kernel trap at 0xffffff8018ca2e28, type 13=general protection, registers:
CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x000000011e27e000, CR3: 0x0000000023ca3000, CR4: 0x0000000000000660
RAX: 0xd9d8ffffff803a32, RBX: 0xffffff803f0953f2, RCX: 0xffffff803ac6ce30, RDX: 0x0000000000000821
RSP: 0xffffff8109c934f0, RBP: 0xffffff8109c93520, RSI: 0x0000000000000000, RDI: 0xffffff803a32e6c0
R8:  0xffffff803ddbe058, R9:  0x0000000000002000, R10: 0xffffff8109c93620, R11: 0x0000000000000200
R12: 0xffffff8109c93600, R13: 0xffffff803ddbe000, R14: 0x0000000000000000, R15: 0xffffff803a32e6c0
RFL: 0x0000000000010216, RIP: 0xffffff8018ca2e28, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000010
Fault CR2: 0x000000011e27e000, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x3

No, I am not familiar with Kernal Panics, but that does not sound like what happened. Here, the screen is just inoperable; I can move my cursor but can't select or click on anything. Other times, it will black out, or yesterday went to a pinstriped screen with green colors...the dock was not recognizable yesterday for a period of time, as it was jumbled graphics where the dock bar is located at the bottom of the screen.

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    - iTunes 7 will tell you that a new iPod software version is available when you open it.
    - Check the "Never Ask Again" box and click Don't Install.
    - When you sync your iPod to your computer, NEVER touch the Version section when you're changing your iPod's settings. Everything else is alright to work with.
    - Everything will work fine as long as you never update the iPod's software via iTunes, at least until the programmers can fix this issue in a later release or patch.
    I hope this helps out a lot of you. Pretty lame of Apple to miss something this big during debugging.
    Custom Windows XP

    Listen to this person, he knows exactly what he's talking about. My unit had the freezing problem, the visual artifact problem, and eventually would only show a blank white screen after I had tinkered too long. Luckily I have another computer that I hadn't yet upgraded to itunes 7 and it had the last firmware upgrade before the itunes 7 one. From disk mode I was able to restore it to the previous firmware version, and now the ipod works perfectly.
    I too am almost disqusted with Apple for 1) missing this problem and 2) not letting people know!
    I wonder how many more people are going to have lots of problems so apple can protect their PR.
    Anyways, what would be really helpful would be if someone could upgrade the latest firmware installer before itunes 7 (it's an individual ipod updating program, not itunes 6.xx)somewhere on the internet so users could download it and do away with this evil 1.2 firmware.

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