Gx700 won't boot can't read SATA hdd

When I turn on my gx700 laptop, it goes thru the usual startup, press delete to go to setup menu and all that, but then the screen goes dark for about half an hour. When it comes back up, I get a dos message saying that a hard drive could not be found. I did some digging and found out that it could be that I needed to re-install the SATA driver, but I cannot find that driver anywhere on the website. Is it included in another driver download or something? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I have a recovery disk I made when I got the notebook, but it acts as if there is nothing in the disc tray when I use it.
When I press f3 at startup, it asks me to choose an os to startup and gives me the option of starting win vista which is what I have on my hdd, but after I select that option it blacks out the screen again like it always does. When it finally shows me the error screen, it says:
"Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software update change might be the cause. To fix the problem:
    1. Insert your windows installation disc and restart your computer.
    2. Choose your language settings then click next.
    3. Click "Repair your computer."
If you do not have this disc, contact your system administrator or computer manufacturer for assistance.
    File: \windows\system32\winload.exe
    Status: 0xc000000f
    Info: The selected entry could not be loaded into memory because the application is missing or corrupt."
When I try my recovery disc or a vista installation disc, it will not read them.
 

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