Corrupt hard drive due to sims 3

I installed the sims 3 for my little brother, the game ran well then when he went to quit it went all black. I had to thrn it off by the button and ran a disk utility check. My hardcover is now corrupt due to the volume not being the right number. Is this because of the game it self or the fact I had to turn it off by the button? This is happened 3 times now and scared the 3rd time it won't fix when I try and fix it. Do I uninstall the sims also before trying to use the disk to fix it?

I know. But would it be better if I uninstalled the sims before I use the install DVD Isit a serious corrupt? and I cannot get my cd for two weeks due to it being at Uni could his also make it worse leaving it for 2 weeks? Sorry to sound like a donut.

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