Macbook air (late 2009) not responding

It started in january. At first erasing and doing a clean install solved it for a month or two. Now nothing works. It takes forever to boot and once it does nothing works. I get the spinning ball everytime I click for something to open. I managed to run all the tests possible. It says hard drive is ok and when trying to repair permissions I get a long list of "error 5 input/output".
Any ideas? This is the computer I use daily. I'm afraid that it'll be a matter of the computer not being designed for such an intense usage.
HELP PLEASE!!!!

beatrizvlc wrote:
I'm currently trying to repair permissions with the install CD and I'm getting a very long list of "open error 5: input/output error in system/library/frameworks/screensaver.framework......"
Does it mean my HD is dead or in the process if doing so?
SMART status says verified and I've managed to run Onyx to restore a few things. What I haven't been able to do is verify the disc with Onyx. I'll try with the install CD and see if there's any luck.
Disconnect all peripherals from your computer. Boot from your install disc & run Repair Disk from the utility menu. To use the Install Mac OS X disc, insert the disc, and restart your computer while holding down the C key as it starts up.
Select your language.
Once on the desktop, select Utility in the menu bar.
Select Disk Utility.
Select the disk or volume in the list of disks and volumes, and then click First Aid.
Click Repair Disk.
Restart your computer when done.
Repair permissions after you reach the desktop-http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25751 and restart your computer.

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