Disk Utility

Hi guys,

im trying to do a disk check through the disk utility
when i click on verify disk i get this message

"First Aid Failed
Filesystem or Repair Failed"

any ideas guys.
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Also instead of making another thread
how can i go about making my mac run faster

stephenxiii said:

im trying to do a disk check through the disk utility
when i click on verify disk i get this message

"First Aid Failed
Filesystem or Repair Failed"

any ideas guys.

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You can only repair the disk when you boot from your install disc.

stephenxiii said:

Also instead of making another thread
how can i go about making my mac run faster

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Has it slowed down recently? Try running some maintenance tools such as OnyX. Also, look into getting some more RAM. How much do you currently have?

Does that go for everything in the Disk Utility
ie: external HD and iPhone

vansmith said:

Has it slowed down recently? Try running some maintenance tools such as OnyX. Also, look into getting some more RAM. How much do you currently have?

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I recently put windows xp on via parallels 4

and it is very slow, i currently have 2 gb of ram