Prolonged iMac HD start & Kernel panic at SuperDrive boot

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apollo11 Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: UK Status: Offline	Jan 4, 2004, 06:58 AM
	17 inch iMac, Applestore installed 1 gig RAM, No attached peripherals other than Airport Extreme, 10.2.8 Held down Apple key and "V" at startup long pause of 40 seconds at line USBF:34.150 Apple USBProKbdI0X2a07d00]::startApple USBPro @3(0X1911008 and then about 160 seconds at line AirportPCI ethernet address 00:09:95:f8:30 Then swift progression to desktop and completely normal operation. Kernel Panic at SuperDrive boot. fsck shows HD ok 3 cycles of repair priveledges reports no futher corrections. NV ram reset done 3 times. Shall I send it back to Apple(4 month old machine)?