My laptop is dead

*SOB*
last week it told me that my hard disk had failed, now i can't even turn it on properly, all i get is a black screen that constantly tells me to press F1, then it does nothing, someone told me that there's a very nasty virus going around attacking the hard disk, i have 2 antivirus's on it and they haven't picked up anything
anyone any ideas as to what i should be doing with it before i end up throwing it at the wall?
i don't like having to use Reece's computer
