Troubleshooting: Power Mac G4 Yikes, hard drive sticking?

I inherited this G4 "Yikes" loaded with Tiger, upgraded with lots of Ram and a speed of 1 GHz, DVD-RW etc...
It has been sitting for a few month, the small battery is OK but all I get when I start it is a blank grey screen.
After starting on the OS X CD and opening disk utilities I'm told the hard drive needs repair althought it was working well 4 months ago but has not been used since then..
Is it worth it to purchase a new drive and if so which one would anyone recommend?
Thank you all for your advice.

Hello! The drive may in fact be just fine and only needs some minor repair. The S.M.A.R.T. shown in Disk Utility is a good indication of the drive's physical state. The fact that it needs some directory repair may just mean that the last time it was shut down something didn't go just right. If SMART shows good (will show verified or failing) I wouldn't worry assuming that the repairs go ok. Personally I recommend DiskWarrior for keeping the disk's directories in good shape. Below is a diagram showing where to look for the SMART Status. Tom
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