Getting S.M.A.R.T. when trying to install Mountain lion. Hard drive works pretty well. I understand that many users have been facing the same issue. Has apple patched it yet?

I'm getting S.M.A.R.T. error when trying to install Mountain lion. Hard drive works pretty well despite the Failing status. I understand that many users have been facing the same issue. My hard drive was/is working perfectly. Has Apple patched it yet?
Has someone found a solution which is not replacing the hard drive which works just fine? Or Is anyone aware of a procedure that can force the installation despite the S.M.A.R.T error? Below details of my hard drive
Thanks
ST31******ASQ:
  Capacity:          1 TB (1,000,204,886,016 bytes)
  Model:          ST31000528ASQ                          
  Revision:          AP24   
  Serial Number:                      6V***5JR
  Native Command Queuing:          Yes
  Queue Depth:          32
  Removable Media:          No
  Detachable Drive:          No
  BSD Name:          disk0
  Rotational Rate:          7200
  Medium Type:          Rotational
  Partition Map Type:          GPT (GUID Partition Table)
  S.M.A.R.T. status:          Failing
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If you haven't done so, run Disk Utility  /Applications/Utilities
to run a live verification.
The drive may be ok at the moment, but that's not to say the drive may fail at anytime.
Hopefully you have all your important data backed up just in case.

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