Changing the ID and password

My hard drive crashed and I bought a new one on ebay. the computer recognizes it but I don't know the id or password. Any suggestions?

First question is, Why on Earth did you buy a hard drive on eBay?
Second question is, Was it Supposedly a NEW hard drive that you bought?
If it was Supposedly New then there shouldn't be any ID and no password need to access it and start installing your version of OS X on it.
If you bought a USED hard drive I have nothing to add.

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