HT1338 Mountain Lion could not be installed because of no recovery back up.. HOW CAN I FIX

tried to install Mt. Lion and couldn't do so because I didn't have a recovery back-up. How can I rectify?

If your mac supports MTN Lion, you need to re-download MTN Lion and reinstall.
Did you try a command R boot>restore?
You might also try this post on the MTN Lion forum, someone there might have so tips.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5444

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I have a 2009 MAC PRO 10.6.8. Had never had any problems. Tried installing Mountain Lion today. Was told, " Mountain Lion could not be installed because Hard Disk is broken"!
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