HDD Corrupt? What now - options?

Ok guys, not had a good week - the week after warranty ran out on my MBP 15". Not sure if this an MBP issue or OSX but I'll start here.
Started to get battery problems - bad charges, low output etc - looks like its dying. Then this morning it won't wake from sleep having had lid closed all night. Came up ine after hard boot. Then tonight, again after sleep it won't wake up and now won't boot - either in OSX or XP Bootcamp.
Tried safe modes etc to no avail.
Booting to CD and using disc utility, showed the disc there but no verify/repair options (greyed out)
Firstly can I use the Time Machine restore to "fix" the issue? Is this quicker than re-install then restore?
Secondly (if thats no good) where do I find the other install options besides default - e.g. erase and repair or the archive/install (with user settings)? These dont appear or do I have to start the installation for this?
Any tips welcome.

Spoke to Apple today and the HDD is dead dead - can't be read or formatted, no partition table etc!
Anyway Apple are giving me new HDD and a new battery under warranty!
Lets hope a quick tidy job is done on it!
And thank God I did a backup not too long ago.
Pain but good service

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