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Intel-based Macintosh may kernel panic if used with "flavored" iMac keyboards

  • Last Modified: December 03, 2009
  • Article: TS2087
  • Old Article: 303656
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Symptoms

If you have a "flavored" (strawberry, tangerine, blueberry, lime or grape) iMac keyboard connected to your Intel-based Mac and you press the F12 key to eject a disc immediately after pressing the power button, you may experience a kernel panic. Intel-based Macs include iMac (Early 2006) and Mac mini (Early 2006).

Products Affected

Mac mini (Early 2006), iMac (Early 2006 20-inch), iMac (Early 2006 17-inch)

Resolution

Update to Mac OS X 10.4.9 to prevent this issue.

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