Disk Utility - Error message...how do I fix this???

My powerbook has been running a little sluggish, so I decided to run Disk Utility and the following message appears:
First Aid failed.
The underlying task reported failure on exit.
Can anyone let me know how to solve this???

Hi, ejji. Without knowing which routine you were running, it's pointless to guess at what the problem might be. Try the following:
Boot the Powerbook to your most recent retail OS X installer disc; use Disc 1, if it's a set. Note: (DO NOT use your Intel iMac installer disc(s) on the Powerbook.) Open Disk Utility from the Installer menu. Select the hard drive and the First Aid tab, then click "Repair Disk". This may be the same thing you were doing when the error message appeared before. If it is, repeating the procedure won't do any harm and might do some good. If you don't get a similar error message this time, repeat the process until DU has given you two consecutive "Appears OK" verdicts. If that doesn't happen after half a dozen runs, you'll need either to buy and use a more powerful disk Utility like DiskWarrior or TechTool Pro, or erase the drive completely and reinstall everything on it.
If you do get two consecutive "Appears OK" outcomes from the Repair Disk routine, try the Repair Permissions routine next.
Post back with results and/or additional questions.

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