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iMac keeps rebooting every 4 minutes

Why does my iMac keep rebooting every 4 or 5 minutes?

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Oct 18, 2020 8:51 AM

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Posted on Oct 18, 2020 9:54 AM

Reset the SMC, as per > https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295

and the NVRAM, as per > https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063

Then if those do not help? It sounds like it may have a hardware issue and you need to make a service appointment.

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Oct 18, 2020 9:54 AM in response to 500timesisenough

Reset the SMC, as per > https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295

and the NVRAM, as per > https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063

Then if those do not help? It sounds like it may have a hardware issue and you need to make a service appointment.

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