What can I do if my iMac 2010 27" harddisk broken?

Dear all expert,
Hi!i came from Hong Kong. I am not covered by Apple Care and have a few queries on this issues:
1. What is the estimated cost of repairing or replacing the harddisk in Apple store?
2. Can Apple replace a new harddisk which brought from other vendor, subject to a service fee?
3. Since my iMac is covered under the official harddisk replacement program which was just expired in the middle of this year 2013,
     can i still replace my harddisk without fee after expiration?
4. I have tried rebooting my iMac using USB flash drive. It does work in first time but failed second time using other flash drive with larger capacity.
     What is the problem here?
Please don't hesitate to tell me more your genuine advice! Thanks you very much!
Best Regards,

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