My imac intel 20" has died....

Hello, i wrote from Spain.
I have a imac intel 20" with the next config:
core duo 2.33 Ghz.
500 gb hd.
ATI Graphic Card 256 Mb.
2 GB Ram.
Today after 4 months of happy use my imac show me a kernal panic....
Restart the machine, and the Kernel Panic was repeat.
I found in the forum, and I reset the SMC, the PRAM, the NVRAM...and the machine not start....
I feel so bad...I love this machine, but never thought that this issue ocurrs in a imac....
Well, in the third o fourth try the machine start, and make a backup and reinstall the OS, all ok, the reinstall, the install of bundle apps....everything shows fine....but...when I start to work with th iDVD app (simple task) the machine show me another kernel panic and not start....
Other thing I do it´s disconnect and connect the RAM that in the Apple Support Pages says...and nothing the machine not start...
What can I do?
The better solution is call to service and get the machine to the technicians...or I can make anything..???....
Thanks.
Regards from Spain in La Mancha, the land of the Quixote.

Hi and welcome to Discussions,
maybe this is helpful:
The XLabs have a good FAQ for resolving Kernel Panics.
Look here: http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/kernelpanics.html
If that doesn't help, calling Service is what I would propose.
Good Luck
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