The hard drive on my 2012 mac mini has broken.

Poor thing died 5 weeks after the warranty expired. When I try to repair it in disk utility, I get the message "This drive has a hardware problem that can't be repaired.". I cannot afford a repair at this time, but I had a 2.5 44.02 GBinch ssd from Other World Computing that I added, however; due to the hd issue I can't add start up or OS X Lion to it. I also have a usb flash drive, 4 GB that I tried to enter another operating system (first Lion, then, since I couldn't find the program anywhere and the mac mini doesn't have a Virtual Disk Drive, it came with no operating disks, so I tried windows, with boot camp, partitioning, ect.). How do I load OS X Lion to my ssd until I can afford a repair. It won't let me transfer hardly any of my data to a storage disk or my old (2007 mac mini). I've also tried to program the ssd while conected with the old Leapord (I think) program to no avail. Meanwhile, I'vealready lost all my bookmarks and other things are slowly slipping away. Thank you for any assistance.

Will do Allan and thank you for the quick response. I've been at this for 3 months now.
"This drive has a hardware problem that can't be repaired."
"Back up as much of the data as possible and replace the disk. See an an authorized Apple dealer for more information."
As you can see, that's not a ton of info. Under the disk listing on the left of the disk utility window, in bright red letters, it says 500.11 GB TOSHIBA MK 50. I'm aware that the GB's of the ssd are far below the storage capacity of the main hd, however, I don't use it for a ton of stuff, or I wouldn't have gone for a mini again, but this time I added the 2 ram replacement storage upgrades, effectively doubling the ram that it came with. In fact, only one of the the 2 ram expansions has even been used so far. (You may be able to tell that I'm no Apple Genius. Ironically, my brother is at a Buffalo, NY store, but he isn't familiar with the guts of the computers.) Again, thank you Allan for your time.

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