Hfs checked. volume can not be repaired

Ok. So ive done some research. Gone bold and reinstalled tiger 10.4 downgraded from snow leapord to reinstall as i dont have a snow leapord start up
i thought this would solve my issues. But hasnt. Without forking a 100 quid on disk warrior how do u fix a corrupt drive. I think it has serious directory issues. I thought reinstalling os x woild wipe the drive and start from fresh.
I might have corrupt mp3 files that caused the issue in the first place.
My first aim is to fix the hd
Your feedback is more than welcome

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Checking HFS Plus volume.
Checking Extents Overflow file.
Checking Catalog file.
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Checking multi-linked files.
Checking Catalog hierarchy.
Checking Extended Attributes file.
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Checking volume information.
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 20" Intel iMac (2.0GB RAM, 256MB VRAM, 500GB HD) Mac OS X (10.4.6)

I get this error occassionally too. In those cases I take my original install dvd, put it in, reboot and hold the c key.
It then starts an install (don't worry, it won't do anything). When the install screen appears, in the top menu you can select Disk Utility.
Repair the disk from there, it will probably manage now. I guess something is interfering with Disk Utility when all of OS X has loaded.
Once the disk is repaired, verify/repair permissions, exit the program and reboot (don't hold and press c this time around).
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1 volume could not be repaired because of an error

Hi,
By using 'Disk Utility: Repair Disk' option,
I got following error.
Verify and Repair disk “Macintosh HD”
Checking HFS Plus volume.
Checking Extents Overflow file.
Checking Catalog file.
Incorrect block count for file CFUniCharropertyPatabaseDdata
(It should be 10 instead of 0)
Invalid node structure
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1 HFS volume checked
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How can i solve this error?
If i erase and format this Hard Drive, I hope i can get rid of this error.
Is there any way to check 'bad sector' in my Hard Drive?
Is there any utility rather than 'disk utility' through which i can check my hard drive throughly...?
As i have two Hard drives, i have no problem to use another HDD and erase and format problematic HDD.
I really appreciate if you give your valuable suggestions.
Thanks.
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Hello! Erasing using the "zero all data" should lock out any bad blocks and then a clean install should get you back in good shape. The best tool you can have is Diskwarrior which repairs disk directory problems only but it's the best money can buy. Tom

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ok I have 26000 photos in iphoto so I have a litte bit of an idea how to do it...
but why is it doing this now?
-this is my workflow I insert my card in the reader
-copy them to my external HD
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What happens is that iPhoto compares the two files to check for duplicates. However, if iPhoto cannot find the file already in the database for comparison, then you get this message. It suggests that your database is damaged because iPhoto has lost track of this (or these) similarly named files.
A simple test is to rename the file you are importing - just add a character - IMG_00543a.JPG for instance. If this then imports with no issue then you might consider rebuilding your library:
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Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
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Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords, faces and places back.
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