Won't Boot, purhaps HDD broken?

I have last edition Powerbook 1.67 17" G4 with 2GB Ram.
It runs great, is still fast and does everything i want still but suddenly stopped booting.
i can boot into the install disk. i reinstalled leopard and it ran fine for a another week and then one day firefox and OSX gave me spinning beach ball and froze. I had to reboot and then it just doesn't boot from the HDD.
I reinstalled again and this time no still no go.
Anyone else have this issue?

Prvt. Donut:
running the disk utility verify seems to have revealed something that i was suspecting all along.
Boot from the install disk as before and click *Repair Disk* instead of +verify disk+
Repair Disk
Insert Installer disk and Restart, holding down the "C" key until grey Apple appears.
Go to Installer menu (Panther and earlier) or Utilities menu (Tiger) and launch Disk Utility.
Select your HDD (manufacturer ID) in the left panel.
Select First Aid in the Main panel.
(Check S.M.A.R.T Status of HDD at the bottom of right panel, and report if it says anything but Verified)
Click Repair Disk on the bottom right.
If DU reports disk does not need repairs quit DU and restart.
If DU reports errors Repair again and again until DU reports disk is repaired.
If DU reports errors it cannot repair you will need to use a utility like Tech Tool Pro or Disk Warrior
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