Boot block recovery

Hello,
Well, this one isn't as desperate as my last post.  Basically, I need to know where to go to get a boot block recovery cd.  Is it downloadable from here?  If so, where?  Otherwise, how else do I get one?  How do I get a backup disk in case this happens again? 

hello
i can lead you to the correct download section if you could provide your model number for your BIOS update
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