Volume needs to be repaired

I just recently had a new hard drive and a logic board put in.
I ran ONYX for the first time today and am getting a "volume needs to be repaired" message.
What causes the volume to need to be repaired? And why already?

TuckerdogAVL wrote:
The steps also don't address one knowing that the volume needs repair, hence running "Onyx"
We can only speculate it had to do with a hardware issue with your old logicboard.
Onyx isn't a backup program. It's a clean up utility.
It has initial "checks" that also can be performed with Disk Utility, likely the developer of OnyX saw a need to check a users drive before performing cleaning and maintenance aspects.
Some folks in the Apple community feel these aren't ever necessary and there isn't a reason to do "routine maintenance."
In the past there was some performance issues if certain maintenance wasn't performed because Unix was designed to run it's tasks during the middle of the night, so people had to do them manually to regain their performance. OnyX, Cocktail, Yasi and other programs sprang up to address the problem.
However Apple addressed the cause in later OS X versions and it's not a issue anymore for anyone to worry about.
But it did take considerable time to get everyone to relax and not fret over having to do any routine maintenance, people were doing more harm than good.
Now I recommend OnyX as a troubleshooting technique, not a maintenance technique anymore because Mac's don't require any routine maintenance.
Because OnyX does have those initial checks and then it does allow cleaning of cache files which can become corrupt and cause unexplained issues.
Since it's all nicely wrapped in one neat package, it's like flushing one's system and allowing it rebuild which can cure strange behavior, browser cache poisoning for instance.
https://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/020310-black-hat-wi-fi-attackers.html
And before anyone says "that issue has been addressed" keep in mind there are always new attacks occurring, caches get corrupt on their own, so sometimes it's just easier to flush out all the caches and let them rebuild again.
Since OnyX doesn't hurt anything, and it may cure the problem, there is nothing wrong in trying, if the initial checks show a bigger issue at fault like the "this volume needs repair" then that's right in the users face to report back here so we can recommend further action.
Why does this message show up? ... but "why" is elusive.
Most people don't know why without detailed examination of the hardware, so they can't answer your question.
Only we can "guess" that it had something to do with your logicboard being replaced.
Repair the drive and if it occurs again, you likely have a failing drive, replace it.

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Maverick922 Before you erase, you might want to try and run fsck first even though it says you are using HFS+
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Disk Utility First Aid reports the following:
Verifying volume “Macintosh HD”
Checking HFS Plus volume.
Checking Extents Overflow file.
Checking Catalog file.
Invalid node structure
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Error: The underlying task reported failure on exit
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** /dev/rdisk0s2 (NO WRITE)
** Root file system
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** Checking Extents Overflow file.
** Checking Catalog file.
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JS_MACNewBie,
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When you have a disk error, especially one as serious as the current one, some files will undoubtedly be damaged. Repairing the file system, when successful, does not repair the damaged files; it only returns the file system to a "consistent" state.
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Hi Nvrdan1de, and a warm welcome to the forums!
You cannot repair the HD you're booted from, "Try Disk Utility
1. Insert the Tiger Mac OS X Install disc , then restart the computer while holding the C key.
2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, *you must select your language first.)*
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