Hi. Is it a good idea to install Lion on an ibook from 2007?

I have an old ibook which has stopped working - the 'file' icon with a question mark appears when I turn on.
A local Tech shop says the machine is still good - they think I should change the hard drive and upgrade to a new operating system - Lion or Mountain Lion.
Can such an old machine take this? Is this solution a good idea?
Thoughts much appreciated.
Thanks

Hi, and welcome to Apple Support Communities.
The last iBook was discontinued in 2006.
You must have a MacBook if you got it in 2007?
Check out iBook models here:
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/ibook/index-ibook.html
and MacBook models here:
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook/index-macbook.html
Which Mac is it?
If it's truly an iBook (which has a PowerPC processor), then it is not compatible with anything past Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard).

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