IMac stuck on Apple logo, white screen and spinning gear D:

Hi,
My iMac is stuck on the Apple logo and everything as typed in the title, I can't find a way to reboot it. It says /var/db/.applesetupdone no such file exists or something like that. All I know about my iMac is that it's white not aluminium, i don't know what OSX is in it. So yeah that's about all.
Thanks
Derek
EDIT: I've looked under it and the Model Nb is : A1207 / It's an 2006 model / Serial Nb : W8******VUV
Thanks
<Edited by Host>

I'll just have to reinstall the firmware.
Thanks anyways!

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