My poor Mac's sick.  I got this lovely icon on my laptop yesterday, which, according to most websites indicates hard drive doom.  

I keep my computers for an average of five years and retire them due to age.  I decided to spend the extra money to get a Mac and after a year and a half, kablooey.

The computer is still under extended warranty so I'm not worried about that.  I am worried about my 25 gigs of music which I've been building since 1999.  I'm worried about my pictures.  

Is it as bad as it seems?  Can it be saved?  Will I ever own another Mac again?  Stay tuned.