My apple iMac was plugged into a GFI plug that tripped. Reset breaker, but Mac will not turn on. Checked outlet and it is working. Is there a reset button I need to know about to be able to turn it back on?

Is there a built in reset on an iMac that will not start? Was plugged into a GFI protected plug, it triped. Reset GFI plug is working, but can not turn on my iMAC

Paul's suggestion may work, but if the Hard Drive was writing when the power was cut abruptly, there may be data corruption, file index corruption or even physical damage to the drive as the read/write heads clash.
If the SMC reset doesn't work, first see if the installation DVD can be inserted. If it can, start up with the C key held down. OK the language screen, ignore the installer and select the Utilities menu at the top of the screen, open Disk Utility. Select the HD in te left pane and click repair (not repair permissions).
If you get a message that repairs were carried out, run the repair again until you either get "the volume xxxxx appears to be OK" or a message that repair can't be carried out.
If it won't boot to the disc, or the disc can't be inserted, try a single-user mode boot - hold down ⌘ and S on start up until the Unix prompt appears.
Type carefully this command
fsck -fy
then press return.
As before, if the prompt reappears with the message that repairs were carried out, run the check again until you either get "the volume xxxxx appears to be OK" or a message that repair can't be carried out (and assume the latter if it hasn't given an OK within 4 tries).
Type
reboot
and press return to attempt to start up normally.
If it still won't start, it's fair to say the HD is dead.

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Everything you need to know about Foxtel Go

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