Photoshop hanging FCP 7

We have multiple MacPro's on an Apple Xsan server all loaded with 6GB ram. When switching back and forth from photoshop to FCP 7, Final Cut sometimes doesnt respond (spinning Ball) All other apps work including the finder. I have waited 5-10 mins and Final cut has returned. Seems like it could be a ram issue. It is happening on multiple systems.
Any thoughts
Keith

Seems like it could be a ram issue
Very hard to believe RAM is the issue. How did you arrive at this conclusion?
There was some noise a while ago about how FCP would not revive after being hidden when switching apps. Your issue could be related.
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