Hey V, try not to panic too much. This also happened to me last week (don't know if you saw that post of mine) and I took it to a place here in Brenham called Computer Helpers. It sounded just like what you're describing. They ended up having to replace my hard drive but it came home with EVERYTHING on it. I didn't lose any documents, pictures, nothing! I was frantic about the cost too because this is just not something we can afford to pay for right now. It ended up being about $150. Much better than the cost of a new computer but still makes me sick.
You need to just take it in somewhere unless the poster above me can help you out somehow. So sorry!!
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