iMac Mid-2007: Kernel panic on start-up

[grimreaper1377]

Hi,

I have an iMac that I bought in October 2007. All of a sudden, when I try to boot up my computer, I get a kernel panic. Can't get any further than the kernel panic even though I keep on re-booting.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

[Hellhammer]

Dead hard drive?

[grimreaper1377]

Anyway to know for sure what's wrong?

[rpaloalto]

Boot from your install disk, and run hardware test.
Usually disk 1
Hold down the D key before the gray startup screen appears

[grimreaper1377]

Boot from your install disk, and run hardware test.
Usually disk 1
Hold down the D key before the gray startup screen appears

Thanks, I'll try that.