HP Pavilion dv4 1125nr will not boot up it says "No bootable device insert boot disk

When I power on my laptop it keeps saying "No bootable device, insert boot disk & press any key" but I don't have a disk. what can I do to get my laptop working again?

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When your system starts press F2 at BIOS prompt and do a hard drive Diagnostics test to see if your hard drive has failed , You may get a failed short DST test which will Indicate hard drive failure . Is your machine under the 12 month warranty ??
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