Pavilion g6-1330EO: issues in performing a factory reset...recovery manager doesn't show up!

Hi, I wanted to do a factory reset of my notebook and tried to do it through recovery manager during startup(as I can't login to my system..seems OS corrupted or something) but i just don't get the recovery manager screen.
Here is what I do and what I see on the screen:
After pressing F11 - System recovery during startup, it takes me to a screen with a progress bar saying 'Windows is loading files...' then to another screen which says..'starting windows' and ends up in a screen with nothing but just the mouse pointer. No recovery manager window is shown at all.
Can somebody pl help me in letting know what could be wrong and how can it be fixed?
thanks!

Try testing the Hard Drive through the BIOS. 
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00439024&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&product=3816360&tmp...
While you're there test everything else out. 
If it doesn't allow you into the BIOS take the Hard Drive out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6agiCGktwA
Then try getting into the BIOS again.
THX

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