AND.... Dell has REALLY good customer service, and they will even drive out and fix it on site if its a desktop (and it is). So you should def call them up since you bought it less then a year ago.

EDITED: for an example, my friend built his own computer and his hard drive died.... so i took my bokken (wooden sword) and hit it as hard as i could, and then it worked for about 3 more days... enough time for him to get all his data off... ive also heard of people freezing, and even putting harddrives in the oven... i wouldnt try it tho :rastasmoke: