How do I back-up and replace my hard drive that has crashed on a Pavilion a350n with XP?

HP Pavilion Desktop a350n with Windows XP. System went through a CHKDSK scan, had a bunch of errors, then when it was done checking, a American Megatrends screen came up with status and at bottom says
"Master hard disk: S.M.A.R.T. Status: BAD, Press (F1) for Setup, (F7) to Continue".
Want to know how to proceed before I start to press buttons and screw something up. Thanks in Advance for any help you can give.....
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88feederups wrote: HP Pavilion Desktop a350n with Windows XP. System went through a CHKDSK scan, had a bunch of errors, then when it was done checking, a American Megatrends screen came up with status and at bottom says "Master hard disk: S.M.A.R.T. Status: BAD, Press (F1) for Setup, (F7) to Continue". Want to know how to proceed before I start to press buttons and screw something up. Thanks in Advance for any help you can give.....
Hello 88feederups, It seems your only recourse is to press the F-7 key to continue, and see if the system will boot to the desktop.
If you manage to get to the desktop, I would suggest trying to back up your important data, and make sure you have a version of Windows XP. You should also consider locating a new hard drive.
The failed Smart Test can be a precusor to the hard drive failing completely, if not already.
Here is the link for the specifications for your system and it shows the system shipped with a 160 GB Ultra DMA hard drive.
This is an IDE ATA type hard drive and not the newer Sata type.
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