Restart message ??

Question

My new MacBook pro keeps telling me there's a problem and that I have to hold the off button to turn it off and restart I can't do anything with it ?

Answer 1

"many posts of this nature" where? If you search the Discussions, you should find a number of posts (unless they've been archived off to keep the servers from clogging --- it's not censorship, it's the Discussions being too well-used for its own good sometimes) noting that the Airport Extreme card takes significantly more force to seat fully in its slot than did the original Airport card. Normally, an Extreme card not completely seated wll cause no connection or kernel panics; it sounds as if yours is unusual in that the card works without being completely seated. Try reseating ther card using more evenly and firmly applied force than you'd expect --- you should feel a distinct snap as the card moves the last millimeter or so into the socket. It shouldn't take enough force to cause the eMac to slide on your desk or table surface, but close.
If you're certain the card is fully seated in the slot but it still comes loose with use, either the card edge may be crimped or the slot itself may be splayed. That would be covered by the hardware warrenty; you can contact an Apple Service Provider to have that examined.