Macbook pro 2011 stops responding

I have had the macbook for several weeks. Everything works more or less ok, apart from iphoto that often shuts down unexpectedly. Today, when working in iphoto, everything froze and would not respond to anything. Not the mouse and not the keyboard. I am using a LCD 27" has my main screen. Had to shut down via the book itself.
Here I was, thinking the word frozen only existed in pc-land
Please advice.

Here are some general troubleshooting steps.
- Reset PRAM
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/26871.html
- Reset SMC
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
- Repair Disk
Boot computer holding shift key, you will see a progress bar at Apple Logo screen.
When you get to the login, it will say "Safe Boot" in red. Click the back arrow, and click restart.
The next step would be an Archive and Install if these do not resolve the issue.
Archive and install process is described here: (In 10.6 a reinstall is the same as any previous version's archive and install)
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/8177.html
This also may be an issue that is related to a specific to content, like a photo or image that has been corrupted.
AppleCare can help with these types of issues as well, and with an Early '11 MBP, you are within your 90 days of complimentary phone support.
1-800-275-2273
You always want to have a Time Machine (or other backup) in place just in case.

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Hardware Revision:          2
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