G3 imac HD found using firewire target - NOW WHAT?

I finally can see my HD in my G3-600 imac. Had the folder at startup and tried all methods to see the HD. I can now finally see it using FW target. I used Diskwarrior on it and copied all contents off of it. Tried starting up but still same folder at startup. NOW WHAT? Do I reformat? Is it the controller? Any help would be appreciated.

Robb 1,
Well you got the info off so that's good. Were you able to graph the drive? any flaws?
If it looks good you should probably reformat it and check SMART to see if it's ok.
Then if all's well you could reinstall your OS but be aware it went bad before so it would be suspect as far as I'm concerned.
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