Missing the Chime!

Hi,
I recently had some troubles with my 4 month old imac,w hich no longer could detect the OSX and instead gave me a flashing folder with a question mark.
The full issue can be found here:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1995108&tstart=15
Anyway, needless to the issue was "solved" by doing multiple PRAM resets and by using the TTD.dmg from Apple to fix the "failed volume issue".
The trouble is that now, when I start up my MAC it is a little slower than before and no longer gives me the chime noise.
Is this anything to worry about and what else can I do to get my mac in the best of health once more? Should I bite the bullet and get the hard drive chnaged under apple care?

I lost the chime on a MacBookPro after a year of use. Fortunately I had Applecare. The tech I spoke to said that the logic board was most likely going to fail and he advised sending it in for repair. The logic board was replaced and so was the chime. Call Apple and see what they have to say. I would send it in.

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