Are you using Jaguar? I have noticed more frequent CPU lockup since upgrading to 10.2.2 - or is it mismanaged HD access, or a combination of the two? I keep my eyes on Cee Pee You, and during these lockups, it usually pins at 100%, so I had been blaming the system and faulty multitasking. Any geniuses out there have a better explanation? BTW, this phenomenon manifests for me at other times as well, particularly when I attempt to open my bookmarks or history file in Chimera. On Sunday, December 1, 2002, at 08:06 AM, Cube List wrote: > When ripping, any other program which tries to use the hard disk will > stall > out for several seconds at a time, usually with lots of spinning > beachball.