One thing that I'll note about this:
We push the hardware more than a Mac on itself. You're running 2 OS's (or more) after all, so we're pushing the disk hard, using all available RAM banks, and sending complex multi-tiered instructions to the CPU (to accomodate host and guest instructions, assisted by VT, etc...).
So, because we're maxing out the hardware, we expose flaws much more often than when using an Apple on it's own.
Something as benign as a bad bit at the very bottom of a RAM stick might not be hit until the RAM at that location is actually used, which might not be often. With Virtualization, those banks are more often maxed out and very much need to be correct (there's little room for error at this level), so a flaw will be exposed as 'freezing' and 'crashing', when it might never have been hit if the user isn't using a virtualization platform.
Generally, in my experience, Freezing leads to Crashing, which leads to Cursing. Such are the tenants of the Dark Side of hardware failures...
My advice: Contact Apple and ask to speak with a Level 2 tech, as they can associate the symptoms you're experiencing with hardware, and can do something about it. Especially if you've already re-installed the Mac OS. (Typical TS procedure is: 1) test in a new user; 2) test after reinstalling the OS, 3) repair hardware).
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Michael Roy - Product Marketing Engineer: VCF
