How to back up "The disk has S.M.A.R.T. errors" and fix the errors

My computer won't start up past the login screen so first i tried Safe Mode [Shift+Start up] didn't work . Then I tried to reinstall software [Command+R+Start Up] my apple logo turned into a circle with a line through it and the gear never stopped spinning [about half hour later] so I turned it off. I then tried to reset the NVRAM [Command+Option+P+R] and I got to a screen that said "Mac OS X Utilities" from there I went to Disk Utility and saw that my disk had S.M.A.R.T. errors. I clicked "Repair Disk" and it found the problem and fixed it apparently. However, when I tried to reinstall Lion I got this image
So I have a few questions:
If my disk is corrupted, why did it say the repair worked ?
If my disk is corrupted, how can I back up the files if I can't login ?
Is it possible to repair the S.M.A.R.T. errors ?
I want to AT THE VERY LEAST back up my photos and a few documents, is there any way I can put those files onto a USB through Disk Utility ?
Thanks in advance

You cannot repair the disk. It has a hardware error. DU was apparently unable to repair it. If you have another Mac that you could connect via Firewire or Thunderbolt, then you can put your computer into Target Disk Mode and try recovering your files onto the other computer. Beyond that it would depend on the nature of the disk's problem.

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How Do I Help Apple US & Apple Europe Stop Warring With Each Other And Fix The Problem They Created?
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Repair ID ----------- (Nov 15)
Repair ID ----------- (Nov 16)
Repair ID ----------- (Nov 16)
The following case number was either created in the UK or France between November 15 to November 24. Case number -----------
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Now I have the full retail price of an iPhone 5 64GB black CDMA on my credit card and Apple will not process the refund as they said they would.
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AppleCare US and AppleCare Europe need to resolve their internal family issues without further impacting their customers.
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Thanks, but I've been on the phone with AppleCare US (where I am and live) and AppleCare UK. They continue bouncing me back and forth without helping resolve the problem.
Perhaps someones knows how to further escalate the issue at Apple?

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