Apple iMac G3 (Original) - Manual (Page 47)

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Testing and Repairing Your
Hard Disk Directory
If you see a message reporting that a disk is “damaged” or unreadable, the directory on your
hard disk may have become corrupted. The directory can be corrupted
m any time the computer is not shut down properly, using the Shut Down command
m when your computer freezes or crashes
Repairing Corrupted Data on Your Disk
Most data corruption can be fixed easily by using Disk First Aid. Disk First Aid is an
application on the software install CD that came with your computer.
1 Start up your computer from the software install CD.
See Chapter 3, “Starting Up From a CD,” on page 45.
2 Locate the Disk First Aid icon and double-click it to open the Disk First Aid program.
3 Click the icon of the disk you want to test.