Hard Disk Error 305

Hello everyone and thank you for reading this.
So I own an HP Pavillion DV6( I believe its a dv6 6145dx) and it is NOT starting up.  Windows 7 Home Edition(I believe) 64 bit. 
What I mean is that it doesnt get pass the Windows loading screen after I hit "start up windows normally".
So I tried to figure out what the error was and I went into the bios and did a Hard Disk test. When I first did this it ended on the short test and said Hard Disk is Full Error 305.
I left it like that for a while(maybe 3 weeks) before I finally got around to fixing it. 
To fix it I got Linux onto a disc (Ubuntu to be exact) and started my computer up through the OS on the disc. I then cleared and deleted some files (music,old games) that I didnt need anymore in hopes that it would fix the error.
So I tried to boot it up again and it got the same problem as before, it couldnt get past the Windows loading screen.
I then went back into the bios and did the Hard Disk scan again. This time it got past the short test but did NOT pass the long test. The error message I got was Hard Disk Error 305.
Ive done a bit of searching(how I found this site actually) and I cant find a fix. Is my hard drive toast? Is there any easy fix? Should I reinstall Windows?
Thanks for reading and I would really appreciate any help.
Have a nice day. 

Hi,
I've replied on your earlier thread Here.
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