Macintosh HD won't mount in Mac, but can be seen in Windows

So, of course there was a bad storm here in Florida and my computer shut down and now won't start up.  When you try to start it, it gets to the apple and the loading bar but just shuts off after the loading bar fills up.  I got in with the recovery disk and used Disk Utility to repair which just gets stuck at "Updating boot support partitions for the volume as required."  I'm pretty sure this means that my hard drive is ruined and I need to get a new one or something.  I have Applecare still so I can take it in.
The only problem is, like most dumb users I don't have any of my stuff backed up.  I'd love to be able to get my important info off the drive before I take it in.  I tried to do target disk mode but the other computer doesn't see the Macintosh HD.  I also tried to reinstall Mac OS X using the disc but I can't choose the Macintosh HD as a place to install.  In fact, the only way I can see the Macintosh HD at all (besides in Disk Utility - and it's greyed out), is if I boot into Windows.  Windows will let me see the HD and I can try to get some of those files but the stupid Windows doesn't let me move everything because it won't accept certain filenames or something Windows-y and dumb.
Anyways, is there some reason Windows can see it but the Mac won't?

In the settings for the netboot image in server admin check the box "Diskless". This will allow the local HD to be erased.
So I think it will be mounted in /Volumes but haven't checked. If you need a more detailed way to enable the "Diskless" setting say so.

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