2 months old iMac blue screen says maintenance can't use it anymore

Last night I tried ti start my Imac ,starts up fine then the screen turns blue with big message says "maintenance" can't do anything this message stays on all the time I tried to restart like 10 times but nothing happens just comes back to the same message, what can I do please help me

Take the thing to the nearest Apple Store pronto. Let them fiddle with it. It's only 2 months old; plenty of time on the warranty. If you have Apple Care, even more time. Make sure you keep record of the repair work if you have to escalate the problem to a higher customer service/repair level.

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Try an SMC Reset. (System Management Controller)
Shutdown>unplug from power for ten minutes>press and hold in the power button for ten seconds>startup again.
Also try a PRAM Reset. (Parameter RAM)
Shutdown. At the bootup chime, hold down CMD-Option-P-R together, wait for two more chimes, total three, then let go of all keys to finish booting,
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1509

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Have you tried restarting or resetting your iPad?
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107393
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How Restore Deleted or Missing OS X Components
A few of the basic OS X installed applications can be restored from the Optional Installs installer located in the Optional installs folder on your Installer DVD. However, if what you need is not there then follow the instructions below.
How to Use Pacifist to Restore Deleted or Missing OS X Components
Insert the OS X Installer DVD into the optical drive. Use a simple utility like TinkerTool to toggle invisibility so you can see invisible items. Alternatively, open the Terminal application in your Utilities folder and at the prompt enter the following:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles Yes
Press RETURN.
To turn off the display of invisible files repeat the above command substituting No for Yes.
The install packages are located in the /System/Installation/ folder on the DVD.
Download the shareware utility Pacifist. Use it to extract a fresh copy of the missing item(s) from the file archives on your OS X installation DVD. The file archives are in the /System/Installations/ folder (use Go to Folder option in the Go menu of the Finder.)
Here are Four Basic ways to use Pacifist (courtesy of George Orville.)
A. Drag a .pkg icon onto the Pacifist window .....proceed to step 7.
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2 months old iMac blue screen says maintenance can't use it anymore

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