Windows wont launch, "hard disk bad"

Zapp VB

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Sep 27, 2014
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Hi all,

A few days ago my PC became very very slow, and started crashing frequently. Today it seems i cant even get windows to launch. After power on I get a black with white letters that reads, towards the bottom, "3rd hard disk bad, back up and replace".

I had thought maybe my motherboard was bad but this makes it sound like I need a new hard drive. Is true? If so how do I replace that and whats it look like?

Also i really hope this doesn't mean my data was lost...

Any and all help is appreciated as I dont have much experience here.

Thanks!
 

Zapp VB

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Sep 27, 2014
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4,510


Thanks for the response jack,

It's a few years old. I think I did a back up a couple of months ago. That said, i have never had a hard drive fail on me before.

How can i get my data out of the hard drive if windows won't launch?