Whether you need to install a new program, enter a different hard drive or escape a system crash, there will undoubtedly come a time when you will need to reboot your iMac. Fortunately the iMac offers a variety of ways to do it. If everything is working properly and you simply need to reboot your computer because of a download or to start a different drive, you can use one of Apple’s normal restart methods to reboot the computer. If you have run into a problem that causes the normal restart methods to fail, such as the spinning beach ball of death, you will need to force a restart. Apple provides several boot options during start-up if you need to do more than simply restart your computer. Writer Bio
