Pavilion g6 - Hard disk (3FO) - but disk works in different laptop?????

1. Pavilion g6 1012-sa...A3573EA#ABU
2. Windows 7 64bit
3. Boot Device Not Found
Please Install an Operating System on your Hard Disk
Hard Disk (3F0)
4. Hinges snapped, so disassembled completely but DID NOT remove the HD. Realised I'd bought hinges for the wrong model, so put it back together and worked fine.
Week later, new hinges mkII arrived. Disassembled again (stll didn't remove HD) replaced hinges, reassembled, and cue error message on startup.
I've tried reseating multiple times. Have reset the BIOS settings, and attempted t recover using F11 at stat up. Same error every time.
I've tried connecting to another laptop using an external HD box. Disk spins but does not show up in My compuer or device manager. Conclude this doesn't tseem good.
In a last ditch attempt to salvage files from said disk, I connected it directly into my toshiba laptop and prayed. And it worked - my laptop booted up in what appeared to be safe mode, and I was abe to burn files from the Pavilion HD to a DVD. (Took the HD back outt, put my toshiba HD back in and no damage done).
So...is the HD dead or not? I'm loathe to buy a new one just yet....

Hello reaper_2,
I understand that you are getting an error 3F0.
Turn off the computer.
As you power it back on tap the F2 key. This will load hardware diagnostics.
Run the startup test.
This will test all the hardware in the system and detect any problems.
Usually when you get this message the hard drive is going to fail.
Let me know how everything goes.

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