failure AND ABSTRACT DST ID FAILED

I have a laptop hp dv3-4170SE with OS WIN7.

Over the last week my laptop hooked up sometimes when I open my internet explorer but I do not pay attention. But today my OS stood no more, just a black screen that showed these appearde 2 options:

1. fix your computer

2 - Start windows normally

When I choose the option nothing happens. Evevn windows repair eddd showe me anything but a black screen.

When to the commissioning, I pressed F2 and tune-up my notebook, this message was shown:

Failure ID: U08BNK-0006JM-XD6V41-60UK03

Product ID: XM72...

DST short: failure

Help, please!

Hello

I don't think it will be possible (or practical from a financial point of view) to fix the HARD disk, but a possible way to try to recover your files from a disk non-boot is to follow the process described in the link below.  The CD of the Ubuntu operating system you create can launched from the CD alone (IE it doesn't have to be installed on the hard drive) and I've often found to successfully extract data even a hard failure.  When you created the CD, follow the instructions and see if you can save your existing files. 

http://www.howtogeek.com/HOWTO/Windows-Vista/use-Ubuntu-Live-CD-to-backup-files-from-your-dead-Windo...

Kind regards

DP - K

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