SMART Hard Drive Imminent failure

Hi, today when I woke up and started my computer it started up with an error message stating that my hard drive was in for imminent failure. I'm not sure exactly how this has happened. I've never dropped my computer, and it has always been sitting on my desk and has rarely left it. I'm not sure exactly what this means, and it keeps telling me to back it up.
I have a HDX16t HP laptop bought around July of 2009. Also one thing to note is that I also have had issues with my battery, in the sense that my computer cannot run on battery or it will shut off. My laptop came like that and I've been meaning to get it fixed but just haven't had the time.
Any kind of information will be great. And please let me know whether or not I should take it into some kind of computer repair shop or anything, or if this is something I can fix on my own.
Thanks!!

Hi, backup your data as some as possible.
Contact HP as your laptop is still under warranty.
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Greetings, all!
This has been my first posting, despite having owned 5 Macs over twelve years - which goes to show you how reliable they are, most of the time.
I am very impressed with the thoughtful responses, and I really, really appreciate you taking the time to respond.
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Within a couple of minutes, the tech person agreed that this is a serious concern and I should replace the drive.
Regarding Wiil's post, Apple's Disk utility says: smart status verified.
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The SmartUtility application says:smart status failed. ID: #190 Unknown attribute.
For all other posters, this was not a New Egg purchase, which was not relevant to my post. Thank you just the same.
I've left a message for the Apple-approved store and will ask for another drive, and that, if possible, it be tested before I bring my iMac in to reduce the inconvenience.
I'm also wondering if I should switch to a 500 GB hard drive, although that would defeat the purpose of buying the larger drive for all the video I work with ( I have another 2 Terabytes storage with external drives).
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