Laptop frozen while Repairing Disk: how do i get out?

Yesterday I had some problems with my PowerBook G4 not wanting to boot from the install CD. (Thanks to Kenichi Wantanabe and Dale Weisshaar for helping me out with the PRAM solution).
The first thing I did once I got the computer to accept the install disk was to repair permissions and attempt to repair the hard drive. That's when my current problem began.
The computer seems to be hung up in one spot on 'Repairing disk' for about half an hour or more now and I can't stop the repair or force quit. The only thing I can think of to do is to boot down manually but I'd rather only do this as a last resort. Anyone have any other suggstions?
Thanks in advance!

Hi PrintTech,
I'm afraid that there is no other way to shutdown the system.
Just hold down the power button or a view seconds to shut it down.
Dimaxum

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