IMac Not closing down

Hi
Brand new iMac taking ages to close down. Finding i am having to do a hard close down with the on/off button. Is there a way to get round this?

Hi Ken
Reset your iMac's SMC (System Management Controller) exactly follow the instructions in the link below.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303446-en
Your iMac should not take ages to shut-down, what is still running when you shutdown? Are you quittng applications and ejecting external devices such as external HD, iPod, camera, cardreaders, scanners etc... befor a shut down?
Dennis

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