Getting a message saying my hard drive has bad health.

Hello!
Theres a problem with my computer. Ive recently got a program to tell my Hard Drive's health. when I opened it it sayed this:
The Program is: Hard Disk Sentinel
Its saying my computer's hard drive has 53 Days to live?
And the health is bad? By the way I have a Compaq Presario CQ57 Notebook PC.
I take good care of my computer and most of the time it stays at my desk.
Is this true? Is this fake? Will I have to replace it?
Thanks,
Sean

When requesting assistance, please provide the complete model name and/or product number of the HP computer in question. HP/Compaq makes thousands of models of computers. Without this information it may be difficult or impossible to assist you in resolving your issue.
The above requested information can be found on the bottom of your computer or inside the battery compartment. Please do not include your serial number. Please enter the model/product information into HP's Online Consumer Support page and/or post it here for our review.
There is no way to know exactly when a hard drive may fail. The software most likely relies on S.M.A.R.T. data to try to predict when a failure may occur. Using the hard drive diagnostics provided by HP at boot up or drive diagnostics from the hard drive manufacturer should indicate the status of the hard drive.
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