I have iMac 21.5. The computer was shut off during a power outage. When I turned it back on, I get a screen with "Setting Up Your mac..." and all it does is spin. What do I do?
iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.2)
Try resetting the PRAM, if the machine successfully restarts then get yourself a UPS and connect the Mac to it. If the machine will not restart then take it in for service, the power outage may have been associated with a power surge that may have damaged it. If the machine was connected to a UPS this should protect your computer and also give you enough power to do an orderly shutdown of the computer, yes even if you are not there!
Try resetting the PRAM, if the machine successfully restarts then get yourself a UPS and connect the Mac to it. If the machine will not restart then take it in for service, the power outage may have been associated with a power surge that may have damaged it. If the machine was connected to a UPS this should protect your computer and also give you enough power to do an orderly shutdown of the computer, yes even if you are not there!
Thanks. The computer was connected to a surge protector. Resetting the PRAM worked.
Appreciate it!
Joe
I would still recommend getting a UPS to fully protect your system. However I am very glad the PRAM reset took care of the problem.
iMac was shut down by power outage. now trying to boot up I get "Setting Up Your Mac..." and spinning wheel?
