Issue with Macintosh HD disk repair

I've had an issue booting my macbook. When I boot it comes up with a white screen with a load bar and then shuts itself down. I've booted it in safemode (holding down alt before starting up) it comes up with two booting methods one called 'EFI boot' the other called 'Recovery 10.9.3' when booting in recovery I have been able to check the drives using disk utility and have confirmed that disk utility cant repair the Macintosh HD disk.
Basically I'd like to know what I do next to fix this??

If it helps the error when verifying the disk says 'the volume Macintosh HD was found corrupt and needs to be repaired. Error: the disk needs to be repaired. click repair disk'
Any help would be great, thanks.

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    I keep getting the following when I try to verify my hard drive with the Disk Utility:
    Volume Header needs minor repair
    The volume Macintosh HD needs to be repaired.
    Error: The underlying task reported failure on exit
    1 HFS volume checked
    Volume needs repair
    It won't let me go on to repair the disk and I can't find my Install/Restore disc anywhere. Is there a simple step-by-step way of fixing this?
    Many Thanks
    BH

    Ben
    Something to try if you can't find your Install disc is a Safe Boot: see Mac OS X: Starting up in Safe Mode and Mac OS X: What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode?. You should be aware that because of the disk checking, Safe Boot Takes Longer Than Normal Startup.
    Safe Boot will run a full disk check, and re-run if it finds anything to repair. If it completes the booting process, it will have repaired your disk.
    If your machine halts during Safe Boot, you have something seriously wrong with your disk: Mac OS X 10.4: Computer shuts down during Safe Boot.
    If the latter happens, remember this quote from the Disk Utility screen:
    • If Disk Utility cannot make repairs, try other disk repair programs or back up your data and erase the volume.One popular Repair Program is DiskWarrior.

  • Issue with size of disk image on an external drive

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  • I think I have an issue with my hard disk.

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  • My G5 won't boot up. The Gray screen comes on and it thinks about it until the fan revs up like it is about to explode. A friend said to start it up with the OS disk and then go to utilities. Didin't work. Any suggestions? Isn't there a key stroke to help

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    https://discussions.apple.com/community/desktop_computers/power_mac?view=discuss ions
    Apple has a number of resources like "Power or Startup Quick Assist"
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1149
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    http://www.macintouch.com/readerreports/harddrives/topic4557.html#d12aug2010
    http://www.alsoft.com/DiskWarrior/index.html
    A quick search "keyboard shortcuts" takes you here:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1343
    how to resolve and fix startup issues with fsck and disk utility:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1417
    http://macperformanceguide.com/Mac-HowToClone-backup.html
    http://macperformanceguide.com/Mac-HowToClone.html
    How to use DU to backup and restore
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1553
    http://www.alsoft.com/DiskWarrior/index.html
    http://www.bombich.com/ccc_features.html
    Make sure to have multiple backup sets and of your system so if there is a serious problem, you can just erase and restore to be back runninig.
    Sounds like your G5 though needs PMU reset, not PRAM, and the best way for those is to clear nvram instead. might even want to check for dust; tell what System Profile says (later) as to "PowerMacX,Y" or "MacProX,1"
    http://www.apple.com/support/powermac or /macpro
    http://www.apple.com/support/sitemap/
    The Utility menu is on the menu bar of an "OS X Install DVD" and at the point where you get to but stop at "install....' for OS X. you probably do need to install OS X on another drive to work from.
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    I know in the distant past it was possible to just copy the System folder to an external drive and it would boot; but I was told this no longer works.
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    Thank you

    It seems that there is a theory that you don't need to repair permissions anymore.
    Correct.  It is unnecessary and doen't repair your permissions anyway.
    About Disk Utility's Repair Disk Permissions feature
    When files loose their connection with the program that created them is one example why permisions need to be repaired.
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    I basically just said this immediately above.
    As I mentioned when I tried to install OS10.6 onto an external drive I had issues doing this, as covered in my initial email.
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  • Firewire to Thunderbolt Issues with External HD

    I purchased the Iomega eGo BlackBelt portable HD (http://www.amazon.com/Iomega-BlackBelt-FireWire-Portable-35115/dp/B0041EM9XM/ref =pd_sxp_f_pt) a few years ago and have backed up my MacBook Pro using time machine. The cable is a firewire 800 with theses connections (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=12-200-730&Tpk=N82E16812200730). The rounded side goes into the MacBook Pro. I am trying to get it to connect to my new MacBook Air with Thunderbolt. The Apple Firewire to Thunderbolt addapter does not fit the one end of the cable. So I purchased the Belkin Firewire 9-9 Pin Cable (http://www.belkin.com/us/F3N418-APL-Belkin/p/P-F3N418-APL;jsessionid=89030857685 109325329E6412E872E81) to use instead of the one that came with the HD. However, there is no power going to the HD. I've tried the split USB also with no luck. It powers with the original cable on the Pro, but not the Belkin cable and Apple adapter on the Air. Any suggestions?

    SeattleLonginTheTooth 
    You can go on about your mistrust of eSata to Firewire bridges, etc., but my experience
    .......internal configuration of the Iomega drive
    What changed?
    Erratic performance
    1. Iomega doesnt make HD, there are only 4 HD (conventional) mfg. on earth current, Hitachi, Toshiba, WD, and Seagate.    The HD in the older Iomega is a Samsung not made anymore.
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    SeattleLonginTheTooth 
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    "my experience" is a lot more extensive with external HD media.
    Yes, and that also indicates SATA card issue.......which manifests in 2 ways most often, recognition issues and power drop "lost HD" issues.
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    Inside a USB hard drive, containing the HD and SATA card
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  • TS1440 I followed all of the directions after seeing that my laptop flashed the folder with the question mark. But when I went to disk utility to repair/ verify issues w/ start up disk it would not allow me to.button to repair/verify is there but cant be

    I followed all of the directions after seeing that my laptop flashed the folder with the question mark. But when I went to disk utility to repair/ verify issues w/ start up disk it would not allow me to. The buttons to repair and modify we're there but they were grey and couldn't be pressed.

    Were you trying to repair the disk you were booted from? You can't do that - you need to boot from your install disk, and choose 'Disk Utility' from the 'install' menu.

  • My USB drives have "Disk Repair" issues, with "limited functionality."

    The only way I can transfer files between my PowerMac G4 with OS X v10.5.2 and my PowerMac 5500/225 with OS 8.6 is with Iomega Zip drives. My 100 MB disks work perfectly in OS 8.6 but they seem to get corrupted when I open them on the G4. I've had this problem with other USB drives on the G4, including an external USB hard drive and my USB SD card reader. Things will seem to work fine transferring files but then I'll get the following message:
    *+Disk Repair+*
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    Have you tried backing up again by manually running a Time Machine backup? Unfortunately, if your backup is corrupted I don't know of a way to fix it except to start over.

  • Disk Repair Issue on iMac G4 Flat-Panel

    A few months back, I started up my computer and received the endless loading pinwheel, with no progress since. After visiting this site and getting some info, I was able to discover I had a number of catalog and directory issues which I was told could really only be resolved by purchasing Disk Warrior.
    I bought the program and booted it up from CD. It took awhile, but finally it told me it was able to repair the issues it found. I got to the screen that would allow me to Graph or Rebuild the drive. At this point, it told me the disk did not appear on the desktop. I couldn't select any options and I was stuck. So, at that point I let it run for a couple of days and nothing.
    From there, I ran TechTool Pro from my Apple Care CD, I ran the Hardware Test CD, and I ran Disk Utility. All stated that there were no physical issues with my drive.
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    Thanks, but it looks like I have a few more hurdles to overcome before ugrading
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  • Please help me...major issues with authorized repair center

    I could really use the advice of those more "techie" than myself. About a month ago, my iBook G4 crashed on me. I brought it to an authorized repair center and they replaced the hard drive for $270. When I got it home, it seemed to be acting funny - freezing, slower, etc. I noticed that About this Mac under the Apple menu said it had 128 MB of memory, yet when I brought it into the repair center it had 256 MB. Yet when I installed an extra memory card I had laying around it said 600-something (I forget), which is impossible, because my Mac can only hold 512 MB total. Anyway, very long story short, I've brought it back once to complain that my computer wasn't preforming the way it used to. I was told two things. One, it's because I'm running Tiger on an old machine (bullsh*t, I ran Tiger since July with NO problems). Second, they said my computer is screwy because I'm running 10.4.4, which is known for having bugs. Is this true? The same day they told me there was "nothing wrong with your iBook, sorry" it crashed again, and I can't get it to start! I've made an appointment with the owner of the repair shop, and I'd like to be able to defend myself because I think they screwed up. I'd like them to fix it for free, or refund my money and get the HD back. Any advice is GREATLY appreciated. Sorry this is so long, I love my Mac
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    Did you inform the repair center that your RAM reported had dropped? Tiger I would not run on anything less than 512 MB of RAM anyway. I've read stories that repair centers frequently remove any third party RAM you might have installed, and this may be another one such case.
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    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
    If that indicates something it can't fix, get Alsoft Disk Warrior 3.0.3.
    It is possible the RAM you have in there is bad, and that may be why you are detecting less RAM too. RAM can go bad at anytime. So can the memory slot itself go bad. And frequently the issues which make it go bad are undetectable by any hardware test. Though if a hardware test detects an issue with RAM, that's believable.

  • After getting the dreaded gray/blue screen, I tried to run disk repair on the internal disk. I got an error message saying "Disk Utility can't repair this disk and restore your backed-up files. The volume Macintosh HD could not be verified completely

    After getting the dreaded gray/blue screen, I tried to run disk repair on the internal disk. I got an error message saying "Disk Utility can't repair this disk and restore your backed-up files. The volume Macintosh HD could not be verified completely." What do I do now? This is an iMac and I'm running 10.6.8.

    Clean Install of Snow Leopard
    Be sure to make a backup first because the following procedure will erase
    the drive and everything on it. See below for how to clone a drive.
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             with your computer.  Insert the disc into the optical drive and restart the computer.
             After the chime press and hold down the  "C" key.  Release the key when you see
             a small spinning gear appear below the dark gray Apple logo.
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             button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.
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             install of OS X.  You can now begin the update process by opening Software
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      3. Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
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      5. Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to
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  • Airport Extreme with Airport USB Disk issues - Dont give up just yet...

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    That used to be a problem on 7.2.x. Now 7.3.1 can fix some minor disk problems (such as disk not unmounted correctly).
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