Hi there Hockeydad39,
You can attach the drive to another system either externally with SATA to USB cable or internally through SATA.(Keep in mind that taking the drive out of the laptop could void the warranty if still under any)
After that, you can run some data recovery tools. This way, you should recover at least some of the data unless the drive is completely dead.
Check this out:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-1644496/lost-data-recovery.html
Also, I would recommend to perform a clean install. Some users use cloning tools when getting a new drive to transfer everything on it. Though, as it is highly probable that your drive is suffering from bad sectors, I wouldn't recommend that. After you recover your data, I guess you can test the drive with a brand specific testing tool.
In case the drive can't be accessed by software tools, I guess you should contact some data recovery company.
Hope this will help,
D_Know_WD