What program to use to repair a hard disk with "serious" issues?

Norton Disk Doctor that came preloaded on my G3 iBook found some "serious issues" that must be repaired with Disk Doctor on CD-ROM. When I go to Symentec website to order Disk Utility Software on CD-ROM, I find only such utility software avilable for PC.
Apple Disk Utility also found that this hard disc needs to be repaired, but the Repair button is not active, even when I restart the computer with OS X CD-ROM.
Any suggestions, please?
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Hi, and welcome to Apple Discussions.
Try starting up in Single-User Mode and running fsck. (File system check.)
At the command-line prompt, type /sbin/fsck -fy
Press Return. fsck will go through five "phases" and then return information about your disk's use and fragmentation. Once it finishes, it'll display this message if no issue is found:
** The volume (nameofvolume) appears to be OK
If fsck found issues and has altered, repaired, or fixed anything, it will display this message:
*** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED ***
Important: If this message appears, repeat the fsck command you typed in step 2 until fsck tells you that your volume appears to be OK (first-pass repairs may uncover additional issues, so this is a normal thing to do).
When fsck reports that your volume is OK, type reboot at the prompt and then press Return.
Your computer should start up normally and allow you to log in.
This allows you to repair the drive without the CD or third-party software. If after multiple tries with fsck, errors remain, post back and we will explore other possible solutions.
(Note: Information in this post is from Apple Knowledge Base article #106214.)

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