04-09-2009, 05:34 AM
OK, the procedure you ran that failed was verify/repair disk, not repair permissions.
The level shouldn't make a difference-- any way you play it you rewrite the directory . . . however if it failed once with the low-level reformat I'd take it up a notch the next time as a matter of decorum . .
Next time try the verify/repair before installing the OS.
The problem you describe is unusual and does point to a disk problem, and yes, it seems likely that it's the reason you had problems before,
Good luck though :-)
The level shouldn't make a difference-- any way you play it you rewrite the directory . . . however if it failed once with the low-level reformat I'd take it up a notch the next time as a matter of decorum . .
Next time try the verify/repair before installing the OS.
The problem you describe is unusual and does point to a disk problem, and yes, it seems likely that it's the reason you had problems before,
Good luck though :-)