mac crashed help

[richprice]

I was surfing the web on my new imac and stepped on the power supply switch. So i flip it back on and reboot now all i get the desktop and then a blue sceen the desktop then a blue screen it wont let me do anything.

 

[richprice]

well im running the restore cd's I must say I cant believe after one week of ownership im reinstalling an os this is what i was trying to get away from. I realize I killed the power but this seems a bit much.

 

[gauchogolfer]

Did you damage the connection where the cable meets the machine?

 

[richprice]

no because its running the leopard install right now. I just dont get it. I want to make sure it works before my wife gets up for work she would be mad to know the new computer already doesnt work.

 

[richprice]

Just thought I would update as I was exhausted last night. Reinstalling Leopard didn't fix the problem so I did an erase and reinstall losing all my pictures and programs and it works fine now. This has made me decide to buy a ups and a timemachine as I didn't know the imac could be wiped out by a power outage.

 

[bentoms]

Just thought I would update as I was exhausted last night. Reinstalling Leopard didn't fix the problem so I did an erase and reinstall losing all my pictures and programs and it works fine now. This has made me decide to buy a ups and a timemachine as I didn't know the imac could be wiped out by a power outage.

Data loss on a HD due to a Power Outage is common, no matter what OS is installed on it!

But by using Time Machine & a UPS (or more cheaply moving the plug if on an adapto or making a cover for it) will mean that you'll be ok.