I think it's going to die... :(

Hi people!
I think my iBook is going to die. It's a G4, with 6xx ram and a 60g h/d.
I left the computer on today recording a tape from my tape deck using Final Vinyl. It done that fine. I came back and it had gone to screen saver. Woke it from screen saver, and it's been playing hard to get ever since.
I couldn't get it to boot up after it had frozen, i followed the Troubleshooting guides in the handbook and everything. I even had to 'firewire' it to my Bro's eMac-even then it had trouble reading the computer. I had to quit out of it.
When i started it up again though, it all came back on as if nothing had happened. So i went into Disk Utility, asked it to check permissions and it froze again. Shut it down, booted up (eventually) and it was all fine again. So instead of checking permissions, i went straight to repair permissions. It worked, the computer now boots up fine, first go (touchwood). When i was trying to start the Mac up from the install disc earlier, i went into Disk Utility and it didn't even find the HD.... :/
However, my main concern is this. Even a slight lift of the laptop and you can hear the HD spinning/reading/whatever it does. It's a noticeable but quiet noise, even now i'm sitting here typing away. It never done this before-it only started to do this after i woke it from the screensaver earlier. It's not a good noise, it sounds like its knackered-i've never heard a knackered hard drive before, but i'd presume it to sound something like it's doing now-just a constant 'whirring' noise.
I can't afford a new Mac-i want to keep this one. Does it sound like a knackered drive or would a simple HD erase and re-install cure it? Possibly mis-aligned needle or something maybe? Can it do that? If it does need replacing, is it an expensive job, or could i buy the HD and do it myself? I don't want to pull anything apart. It did have to go back to Apple with an HD issue about 5 months after i got it, but that was a good 4 years ago now...
If somebody out there does know the answer or has experienced similar, please give me a shout-i need a solution!
I have an external HD which i've backed up all my stuff onto, so erasing isn't a problem!
Please please please please somebody help...:(

Hi Dan
If your hard drive is indeed dying (and 4 years is not a bad lifespan), then there's nothing you can do to repair it. Replacement is the only option.
Replacing a hard drive on an iBook is not a simple task, and will require quite a bit of disassembly, so I would advise you to get some quotes from local technicians. You can certainly buy the drive yourself, if you want to shop around - you'll find plenty of recommendations on these forums for replacement drives that work well. Expect to pay for 1-3 hours of technician time. If you're happy to reinstall the system yourself, that will save you some money.
Matt

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