while i am playing games from "King", the computer drops down a dark "curtian" or screen, freezes and tells me in english first, then a lot of other languages that I need to restart my computer. Could you please let me know what is going on? Is my computer in danger? Thank you.
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
It's a kernel panic. Mac OS X- How to log a kernel panic and then post it here. You should make a backup of your system. You may need to erase the drive to fix things.
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
dark screen drops down and computer freezes and tells me to restart
