Unable to complete recovery to factory settings

Hi, my HP notebook has been crashing for some time now so I decided to reset it to default. I click System Recovery and carry on without backing up my files (all I need I have on a pendrive). It starts off, gets stuck on 1% and then this message comes up:
Recovery Manager could not restore your computer using the factory image. Please contact HP support. Error code: 0xe0ef0003.
I'm really scared, what do I do?

Hi
You have a couple of options as I see it please try these steps might help you resolve your issue.
Please run the Hard drive & Memory test on the unit and check if both are working fine if any fails then you need to replace the part.
Testing a Hard Disk using the Built in Self Test
You May need to order a set of HP restore discs, apparently the image on the hard drive is corrupt.
You can order recovery media here
Order Recovery Discs for Windows 7, Vista, or XP
Let us know how it goes!
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I have a Toshiba Satellite A215-S6816, and recently many of my drivers have become corrupt and the computer has been working poorly in general, so I thought restoring it to the factory settings was in order, but I have been so far unable to.
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