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Crash on waking

I have a new mid-2012 MBP 13 - 2.9GHz/8GB with a 256GB SSD, running OS 10.7.4. When I started off with the supplied version of the OS (10.7.2 or 3?), I could close the cover on the computer to sleep -- or use any other method -- and the computer would wake as expected. Then I updated the software, which rolled me to OS 10.7.4 plus a variety of other updates. Now, I my MBP 13 cannot sleep and wake without crashing. My screen freezes with a spinning pinwheel. My mouse can move that pinwheel, but all other inputs are not recognized. I searched the support discussions, but found no solutions that work for me. The most promising solution was to do a clean reload of the OS with a Time Machine backup. This is how I know that this behavior is related to the updated software. Any ideas?

MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012), Mac OS X (10.7.4)

Posted on Jul 11, 2012 11:44 AM

32 replies

Aug 1, 2012 10:04 AM in response to tomfrenock

hey, thanks.

The 1.5 firmware for the Vertex4 has done the trick. No more crash after waking, and performance is as expected (blazing fast). However, it would appear OCZ released the SSD without doing the proper R&D for Apple compatibility. I'm glad I was not an early adopter --- updating firmware from prior to 1.4 is destructive and erases the entire drive.

However battery life is abysmal --- 4 hours tops. For an SSD, this is crazy; it should be matching if not outperforming the 7 hours Apple gives for the included HDD. The idle power consumption of a V4 is 3x that of a Samsung 830 or Crucial M4. As I am running my MBP as a primary desktop right now I will leave it, but if OCZ doesn't address this in a future firmware update, I will be switching to a Samsung, Crucial or OWC.

Aug 1, 2012 10:20 AM in response to slackerbot

Good to know, glad I returned the OCZ..., I went with crucial over OWC on price. Microcenter was even cheaper than Amazon

Crash on waking