HP g7 Laptop - "A Read Disk Error Has Occured - Use Ctrl Alt Delete to restart"

I recently ran into a problem with my HP g7 Laptop. Purchased from Fry's less than 8 months ago.
The issue i ran into is - when turning on the Laptop
1st the monitor did not appear to come on...but it had its just that the montior was not
showing illuminence...
i ran into the DOS message:
"A read disk error has occured
Use ctrl alt delete to restart"
which i did but did not work. I took apart the laptop to examine the hard drive and based on visual review did not appear to be damaged. Though I was shocked to see the hard drive is a SEAGATE product! which i have found to be a NOT RELIABLE hard drive product. I feared the worst knowing i had lost what I had saved and backed up on the C/D drive portion of the Hard Drive. Using a Flashlight to see what appeared on the monitor, I was able to perform the HP Recovery options on the computer but each option ended with the computer replying to the effect the it could not detect or there was no hard drive or c: - anything...which confused me because why was the laptop allowing to performing the recovery options. The last option i tried was to restore laptop to original factory settings. When it completed and I click the button for the system to restart the next error message i received was that "BOOTMRG missing - use ctrl alt delete to restart"
which again did not work.
Can you please bottom line it for me...have i experienced a HD crash and if so how can i know if this is covered under manufacture warrenty? It is upsetting to know that only after 8months of having this product, which i have been very happy with, until now, that the HD experiences a crash. none of the reviews for this product that i have read indicates this problem occuring!
if this is a HD crash, also i am going to have to purchase a new HD correct, if not covered under warrenty?
please help! spending over $600 for the Laptop and it only lasting a little over 8 months is not acceptable!
Sincerely
Frustrated Customer
San Jose, CA

Hi admiral74,
Call in and speak to a customer service rep. That will be the only way to know if it is still covered by warranty.
Good luck!
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