If the drive is working, replacing it became easier, as both Samsung and Crucial have software you can use to clone the drive onto the SSD (if your SSD is one of theirs). And you'll want to do that sooner than later, as a drive that failed once will most likely fail again.I've never knew that battery reset existed. Looks like it takes a paperclip. I don't have one tonight but will find one tomorrow and try that reset. For whatever reason the laptop started working tonight. Slow starting but it finally got up to speed.
Thanks for all the tips fellas!