Blank blue screen on macbook air

I've suddenly got a blank blue screen on a first gen Macbook Air (the Mac equivalent of the blue screen of death I'm afraid). It will run the start-up without a sad mac to the point of the blank screen and then nothing.
I suspect the hard drive, but would appreciate any additional information.
Is there any way to access the disk to see if I can get any of the data? (in truth it's my mother's computer and no, she did not keep a current back up)
M

Try starting up while holding the Option key down. That should prompt the Startup Manager window where you can select the startup disk.
If that doesn't help, try Resetting the PRAM
If that doesn't help, startup in Safe Mode
A Safe Mode boot takes longer than a normal boot so be patient.
If you can access Safe Mode, you may be able to retrieve files, but no guarantees.
To restart normally, click Restart from the Apple menu.
Tip... when posting for help, please tell us which OS X is installed. Some troubleshooting can depend on that.
If you aren't sure, when you are Safe Mode, click About This Mac from the Apple menu.
The version is noted there.
If you couldn't boot in Safe Mode, try repairing the startup disk.
For v10.7 or later, restart the Mac while holding down the Command + R keys so you can access OS X Recovery to repair the disk.
If the Mac has v10.6 installed, insert the install disc that came with the Mac.

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