Hi, nasty problem, appear to have lost IMac HD

After a very long session with Main Menu there was a problem in firing up the iMac.
I was able to get the EHD going, after some effort, and thanks to SuperDuper, am running off the EHD SD.
I did get a message that *' you will not be able to recover your Mac HD, reformat as soon as possible.'*
The drive is not visible in Disk Utility, does this mean it has failed and is therefore lost?
Can I recover the situation by using TM.....all backed up there as of last night.
OR, am I up for a new HD?
Ron

I like the way you think. Now, if I could only convince my wife.
"Honey, hard drive died. We need a whole new computer."
*Well Barney, it's not quite as simple as that.........never is I suppose!!*
*My existing sick Mac is 2.4 Gig with 4 Gig of RAM, a handy but not stunning combination.*
*I process a lot of photo's in Aperture...don't use my Photoshop at all, and extra grunt is always handy.*
*The new units that are around offer a lot more capacity, one TB now std.*
*See http://www.apple.com/au/imac/performance.html*
*Order already placed with Apple, due in a day or so.*
*I will replace the HD myself, have two very good tutorials, and sell on eBay for around $A1000.*
Ron
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