what it means when your computer say-"your disc is a failure, start the backup process."?

What it means exactly when your computer say-"your disc is a failure, start the backup process."? I know that's not good, but what is it? And that's something that I can fix with some instruction? Thank you, Brandi

Hello

If the message is correct, your hard drive is defective and must be replaced

Your hard drive contains the operating system and all your files, photos, music, etc.

Back up your data:

make backups on an external hard drive or DVD

see if this information helps you

How to make a backup of your data (all Vista versions)

http://www.vista4beginners.com/how-to-backup-your-data

How to restore your files

http://www.vista4beginners.com/how-to-restore-files

the 1st link below is how do the backup complete pc (Vista, full and professional company)

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial145.html

and that is how do to recover the backup complete pc

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial144.html

and here is the information of microsoft in restoring a system image backup

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/restore-your-computer-from-a-system-image-backup

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