Mac help - Repairing volume

[kiik]

Hello everyone!
Whenever I verify disk permissions/disk on Disk Utility, it tells me the volume needs to be repaired, and to do this I must insert the Mac OS X start-up disk and blah blah blah

The only problem is, my slot where you put CDs is completely wrecked 😱 (I'm very hard on my computer). Is there any other way to fix this?

 

[John T]

You can't repair a volume without using disk utilities on the install disk.

Out of interest, how on earth can you "Wreck a slot?" 😕

 

[agentphish]

You could use a friend's computer to make an image of the install disk onto a bootable external HD then use that HD to repair your disk.

Or you could go to an AppleStore because if your disk needs repair, it could be a sign of failure so it'd be a good idea to get checked out.

 

[kiik]

How can you wreck a slot? Well, you can have a very inquisitive 6 year-old who decides to jam whatever he can fit in there. 🙁