fergus1921

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Q: i have an unknown message on my iMac telling me to turn it off, the computer has also frozen apart from that massage

i have an unknown message on my iMac telling me to turn it off, the computer has also frozen apart from that massage?

Posted on May 29, 2014 10:56 AM

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Q: i have an unknown message on my iMac telling me to turn it off, the computer has also frozen apart from that massage

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by Klaus1,

Klaus1 May 29, 2014 10:58 AM in response to fergus1921
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May 29, 2014 10:58 AM in response to fergus1921

Sounds like a kernel panic.

What is a Kernel Panic?

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3742

and http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1892?viewlocale=en_US

http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/technotes/tn2002/tn2063.html

More details here:

http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/kernelpanics.html

Useful articles on how to avoid and eliminate kernel panics here:

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-10344626-263.html?tag=mfiredir

http://www.macworld.com/article/2027201/how-to-troubleshoot-a-kernel-panic.html# tk.nl_mwhelp
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