HP Pavilion Slimline S5: Internal HDD Failure, PC Won't Boot

My HP Pavilion Slimline S5's internal HDD failed and died recently (bought in 2011). My HP warranty was long gone.
The startup screen showed this message:
1720-SMART Hard Drive  detects imminent failure
Failing Drive: SATA0
Failing Attributes: # 05
I have several questions regarding this issue:
Is it caused solely by HDD failure? I want to replace it myself, but I'm not really sure if there are any other parts to be replaced. Or will it be better to bring it to computer shop to have it checked thoroughly?
Can I replace it with Seagate Barracuda 3.5" (7200rpm, 1 TB, SATA 3 or 6)? I think current HDD is Hitachi.
Do I still need to transfer Windows OEM after the HDD is replaced?
Thanks in advance.
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While not entirely sure what that error code means but I think it just means that the OS is not installed and the booting sequence has failed.  In my posting about the cloning process, nowhere did we discuss being able to boot the PC to the new drive before attempting the clone, so that process is next or just use the Recovery set on the new drive.
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