Can,t use window 7 Recovery disk my CD/DVD player not working

my HP Pavilion Dv4-2045dx notebook crashed, forcing me to buy a new hard drive. but now my CD/DVD
player just starts stops Buzzes than stops, with out loading the disk.. how can i reload my window 7
recovery with out a CD/DVD player ? or is there some way to fix the CD/DVD?
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Here's one option you could try as it will give a good indication whether there is a hardware problem with the optical drive itself.
Create a bootable Ubuntu CD
The Ubuntu CD you create should run as you boot the notebook ( as should your Recovery Discs ) , so if this will not run, the problem is almost certainly a Hardware issue with the DVD drive or the sata controller.
On another PC, follow the procedure on the link below to create a bootable Ubuntu CD and follow the steps in Part 3 to 'Try it' to see if your noteboo will run this OS from the CD. The 'try it' option does not need to install on the Hard Drive, it just runs from the CD.
http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download
Let me know if this will run.
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