I could use some help with new WD hard drive on a laptop plz

hi there..i have a HP laptop ..i bought a new hard drive for it ..so i poped out the old one and poped in the new one..for some reason when i put a bootable DVD with a operating system in the drive..its not booting..iv tryed everything..is there something or a step that im not doing? its a brand new WesternDigital hard drive ..nuttin on it..i have checked the booting in the BIOS but nuttin seems to work..any ideas? any help would be great ty!
the reason why im geting rid of old HD is because it dont hold much and i wanted to upgrade
Answer #1
You sure you didn’t have a bad burn? Will the disc boot the OS on a different computer?
Answer #2
well when i pop it in..it popsup on the desktop..on my other PC..im pretty sure it works..i used it on my PC when i put the OS on a diff computer
Answer #3
how do i make a copy of the OS ? i havent used Imageburn in ages..i do this like 2 times a year but always forget lol
Answer #4
You can’t rip an already installed OS. You need to download the image of said OS and burn it.
Answer #5
no i mean i already have it on a disc…i can make another right? of that same disc?
Answer #6
Yeah but if it’s corrupt you’re not going to fix it by ripping it and burning another one.
Answer #7
hmm idk what to do..i would hate to spend time downloading another OS…you happen to have a link to a win7 OS that i dont have to add drivers ?
Answer #8
Depends on the drivers. Wifi, LAN, and sound should all install automatically, the only drive you may need will be the display.
Answer #9
Hi justincredible6,
If I remember correctly, on HP laptops you need to hit the “F12” key right after the logo appears on the screen. This will open up the boot select menu and allow you to boot from the DVD.
Be quick! Hp doesn’t give you but a second or two to hit that key.
Answer #10
i’ll try thx!
Answer #11
naa ..no luck.. keeps saying
no bootable device — insert boot disk and press any key
i guess im just gonna have to download another OS bah!
Answer #12
Go into the Bios at boot, to check boot device priorities and drive listings are correct.
Answer #13
this wasn’t mentioned, but did you check the jumper settings on the drive, to make sure it’s set for master?.