Macbook Pro cannot install operating system

I started a thread http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2793307&tstart=0 about my problems but found no solution. Today I ran Apple Hardware tests and found this error "4hdd/11/40000004:SATA(0,0)" I found some other posts that said I had to get a new hard drive, is this my only option?

pettiger_15 wrote:
Today I ran Apple Hardware tests and found this error...
... is this my only option?
What is your S.M.A.R.T. Status. See Disk Utility--> top level in left column.
It seems your AHT is indicating Hard drive.
Your other option is to boot off external clone if you do not want to replace your internal hard drive.

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http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/specs/macbook-pro-core-2-duo-2 .8-aluminum-15-late-2008-unibody-specs.html
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"I couldn't find my boot cd for some time so she sat. Then I found a 10.5.1 disk and she'd boot with it but couldn't mount the hard drive for tests or anything."
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