Unable to install Windows 7 from DVD drive

I’m attempting to perform a fresh install of Windows 7 on a HP Pavilion laptop, which has both a brand new HD (500 GB) & DVD drives. Plus it has 4 GB RAM, & a 64 Bit processor.
I set the BIOS to boot from the DVD drive, but the software will not boot, nor does it show the instructions to “push any key to boot from DVD/CD” the disk just keeps on spinning, and then stops. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hi ,
Thank you for visiting the HP Forums! A great place where you can find solutions for your issues, with help from the community!
I came across your post about the Notebook, and wanted to assist you! I have looked into your issue about your HP Pavilion dv5-1235dx Notebook and issues with a new HDD and reinstalling Windows 7. Here is a link to troubleshoot install of new HDD. Is it being seen in the BIOS? The discs that you have are they back up disks or System Recovery discs? The repair would have been better with only replacing 1 thing at a time. Starting with the HDD. I would remove the new Ram and CD player. Try to get the Windows 7 installed.
Go to the BIOS screen by restarting system,keep tapping the F2 key. BIOS screen appears, click on Boot devices and choose DVD/CD.
I recommend to restore the BIOS defaults.You could restore the BIOS with this document selecting the reloading the BIOS default settings. Hope this helps. Thanks.

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