Error Installing Yosemite

The download is complete but it keeps giving me an error of
"This disk has S.M.A.R.T. errors.  This disk has a hardware problem that can't be repaired.  Back up as much of the data as possible and replace the disk."
I need to know what this means an how to solve the issue.  I had a problem with installing Mountain Lion and had to reformat my computer for it to take.
Thank you!

It means that the drive’s about to fail. Use Time Machine or a program such as the Disk Utility, Carbon Copy Cloner, or SuperDuper to put your data onto an external drive, and then replace the internal one.
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