Qosmio F10 Boot Screen problem

I have a 2 yr old Osmio F10 notebook that just went wrong. I used the laptop last nite and was working just fine. This morning when i turned it on i heard a rattling sound from hard disk so i turned it down and switch on again and still it was make noise. So again i shut it down and to my suprise it was not working beyond the Qosmio logo screen. Its saying some IDE #O Error. I tried to use the recovery disk but it is saying worng machine. I feel it is not regonizing my hard drive. I have lot important documents in my hard disk and dont want to lose. I really dont understand what the problem is.
Your answers are much appreciated!

Sorry to say, but it sounds like the HDD has crashed. IDE #0 error is a bad sign. It means the machine cannot initialize the HDD. The rattling means the heads could be damaged.
If the files are very important to you, you can send the HDD to a Data Recovery specialist. They can recovery the data, but it will be expensive.
Remember that a HDD should never be relied on. They have mechanical parts and can crash at any time. Its important to backup your data to CD/DVD/USBKey/SD/Tape on a regular basis.

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