Heeeeeelllllllppppp!!! Please!!

[PaulHigg]

Today, while running a "Verify Disk" with Disk Utility I received this message. I have NO idea what it means or what to do. Here's my specs:

iMac flat screen
1 GHz PowerPC G4
512 MB DDR SDRAM


Dec 6 20:05:55: Disk Utility started.

Verifying volume “Macintosh HD”
Checking HFS Plus volume.
Checking Extents Overflow file.
Checking Catalog file.
Checking multi-linked files.
Checking Catalog hierarchy.
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Checking Extended Attributes file.
Checking volume bitmap.
Checking volume information.
Volume Header needs minor repair
The volume Macintosh HD needs to be repaired.

Error: The underlying task reported failure on exit


Disk Utility stopped verifying “Macintosh HD” because the following error was encountered:

The underlying task reported failure on exit
1 HFS volume checked
Volume needs repair

Is my internal hard drive about to go bad? I have an external 80 G I use to back up the internal with Super Super.

Please help, I would most appreciate it.

Paul

 

[MisterMe]

Boot into single-user mode. Run fsck (File System Check). Here's how:
Restart. As your computer reboots, press [Apple]-. It will boot into fullscreen commandline (console mode). At the prompt, type fsck -fy. If any repairs are required, they will be reported. In this case, rerun fsck -fy. If not, type exit. Your computer will exit the commandline environment and boot into the GUI.

 

[PaulHigg]

Thank you for your help! I really appreciate it. I didn't even KNOW the computer could do that. I have printed out your reply and will keep it in a file in case this happens again.

Paul

 

[Satcomer]

If fsck -fy can't fix it, your hard drive may be failing. I hope you have a backup handy when you have to get another hard drive.