Black window with white letters

In the past several days a black window appears on the desktop with white writing saying restart your computer as there is a problem with the hard drive. I restart and the computer works just fine. I have a imac intel.

Or you may have an actual problem developing with your hard drive.
BACK UP NOW!
I recommend installing SmartReporter. http://www.corecode.at/smartreporter/
as it can tell you if your drive is failing.
I don't want to seem like an alarmist but preparing to restore your hard drive from a recent backup is better than wishing you could.

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