My iMac died

The impossible (or so the media and online world would have us believe) has happened.

My iMac died. Completely. Pressed the power key last Thursday ... the apple logo appears in center, the spin wheel is spinning ... and then an ominous dark grey screen descends. Then an even darker (and more ominous) little box appears in the center saying I am required to reboot.

I reboot approximately 37 times. Nada.

Then I reset the PRAM. Run Hardware Tests, Disk Utility.

Nada.

I can fix a PC with my eyes closed for the most part ... but a mac. That's another story. Especially an iMac that you can't just pop open. I call my *mac guy* ... he says it's time to call my neighborhood apple store. Sigh.

I get an appointment at the genius bar ... and carry my sad iMac up to the counter. You know you're in trouble when the genius bar guy makes the sad sighing sound ... tries 3 different keyboard/mice ... 3 different firewire cables.

I hear them say "Complete hard drive AND logic board failure..."

Thank goodness it's still under warranty ... and applecare is worth every penny.

Got it back last night ... spent this morning reinstalling and configuring.

Soo ... don't believe everything you hear. Macs do crash.

And I still love apple ... ;)