New Message appearing on Imac after being away from the machine for a few minutes a

[RayW]

this message starte all of a sudden started showing up on my I mac screen. In 4 languages

You need to restart your computer. Hold down the power button for several seconds or press restart button. help please thanks rayw@peak.org

 

[Tallest Skil]

It's a kernel panic. Please search.

What were you doing when it happened?

 

[skunk]

It's a Kernel Panic. You may want to think about what you were doing just before it happened. Meanwhile, just follow the instructions.

 

[armoguy94]

That is the message that occurs when you get a kernel panic.

 

[RayW]

It's a kernel panic. Please search.

What were you doing when it happened?

nothing every time I walk away from the machine for a few minutes it show this message no new software. hwere has it been posted and what instructions to correct could not find in search thanks rayw

 

[mkrishnan]

http://guides.macrumors.com/Kernel_panic

If the panic is happening after you walk away from the computer, the most likely culprit is that something is happening during screen save or suspend / sleep. That is, something is disrupting the computer's power management when it tries to implement power saving features, and crashing the kernel.

Culprits to look for in this particular kind of case...
- Any peripherals or accessories you have plugged into the Mac's ports
- The software you have running in the background
- Bad memory is also a really common culprit

If it happens reliably, just take it to an Apple store and have it crash for the Genius.