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gmgauthi

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Jun 4, 2008
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Raleigh, NC
Hi,

I have been trying to set up boot camp on my Intel iMac, but have been having trouble. Bootcamp says there is a minor corruption of my hard disk's volume header, but when I try to boot to the install DVD to run the Disk Repair, the iMac just rejects the DVD and boots from the hard disk.

I've tried changing the startup disk in the system preferences, I've tried holding down the "C" key (using both the bluetooth keyboard and then a USB keyboard), I've tried using the startup DVD's little reboot utility. None of this works.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

I have the following hardware:

System:
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac7,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.8 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: IM71.007A.B03
SMC Version: 1.21f4
Serial Number: W87460TDZCT

DVD:
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-85J:
Model: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-85J
Revision: FM0S
Serial Number:
Detachable Drive: No
Protocol: ATAPI
Unit Number: 0
Socket Type: Internal
Low Power Polling: Yes

SERIAL-ATA:
Intel ICH8-M AHCI:
Vendor: Intel
Product: ICH8-M AHCI
Speed: 3.0 Gigabit
Description: AHCI Version 1.10 Supported

HARD-DISK:
Hitachi HDS721010KLA330:
Capacity: 931.51 GB
Model: Hitachi HDS721010KLA330
Revision: GK0KA70M
Serial Number: GTA000PAGKKRZA
Native Command Queuing: Yes
Queue Depth: 32
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk0
Mac OS 9 Drivers: No
Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
Volumes:
Internal:
Capacity: 931.19 GB
Available: 271.76 GB
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk0s2
Mount Point: /
 
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