Internal Hard Drive not found.

Ok so recently i was having some problems with my mac so i decided to just do a full re-install of the OS. I have everything i needed backed up. So i went along with the process. I deleted the current install, re-formated, and re-installed. Well about 60% of the way through the install the computer completely froze. I decided i didn't want to restart my computer because that might not work out well but after 4+ hours of it doing nothing i decided i had no choice. Upon turning on the computer the only thing it could find was the Snow Leopard install disc. So i booted that back up and ran the Disc Utility and again all it found was the install Disc. No hard drive.
I fear this is the cause of Hard Drive failure but i really hope its a fixable issue.
The only install disc i have is the Snow Leopard one. So no installing a previous OS.
And my apple care has expired so thats out >.<
Anyone with help / insight please help!
Message was edited by: Ross_Jackson

Unfortunately, yes, it sounds like your hard drive died. Exactly the same thing happened with my kids' iMac about a year ago. I replaced the hard drive and it's been working fine ever since. If you're mechanically inclined, you can buy the drive and then install it yourself to save some cash. There are guides online for replacing hard drives in just about any Mac. Then you can have some fun and open up the old dead drive!

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