Drivers and Software will not work on new hard drive

Hello:
Pavilion DV7-4270us
Windows 7 64 bit
I installed new 500 GB hard drive into the above referenced notebook, as previously installed 640 GB hard drive from factory began to fail.
I have downloaded drivers and software for HP Media Smart, HP Simple Pass Fingerprint Reader, and HP Power Manager from HP Download page, and none of these work.
HP Support Assistant was downloaded and it works, however it says no updates needed.
Is this because I installed a hard drive not purchased from HP?
Thank you for any help you could provide.

No the laptop does not care where you bought the hard drive. Do you have any devices that are not working right in the Device Manager?

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Product Name: HP Pavilion G4-2235DX
Product Number: C3Q50UAR#ABA
BIOS: Insyde F.26, 2/21/2013
Processor: AMD A6-4400M APU w/ Radeon HD Graphics, 2700 Mhz, 2 Core(s)
BIOS Mode: UEFI
SMBIOS Version: 2.7
RAM: 12GB
Operating System: Windows 8 - 64bit (6.2.9200 Build 9200)
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I have upgraded drives in the past on Vista and 7 the same way using self created HP recovery discs with no issue, I do know what i'm doing. I've seen discussion mentioning BIOS issues and other such problems. I did try updating the BIOS to the one on the HP Support page (2013-03-01 , Version:F.26, 7.76M) and the recovery discs still will not work. I found the CyberLink Recovery Discs Utility thread, however this solution/software has no support for Windows 8. I have tried to run the utility and it fails, tried with compatiabity and it failed. Why is this happening and what can be done to resolve this problem?
I tried using chat support but it won't let me get through to anyone, claiming my warranty is expired. I just bought this computer 3 days ago and was assured a 90 day warranty.
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Hey Joe907,
Thanks so much for posting your experience and using the Forum. I came across this thread in my research for another thread. The information you provided helped me confirm my suspicions.
I wanted to mention to you, if you want, you can have this post marked as solved by hitting Reply to your original message and just post your update:
Update:
I decided to buy drive cloaning software. I cloned my drive, that resolved the problem of installing the OS on the new drive. Too bad neither HP's Restore disc's or this support fourm could help with this issue.
in the Reply and click Post. Then you'll have an "Accept as Solution" button on your second post. Click that "Accept as Solution" button on your second post and the thread will be marked as solved. By being marked as Solved, the thread will be much higher in Google search results and it will more likely to help others. Not sure if you're concerned about it, but you'll also get the credit for authoring a solution.
Also, I wanted to apologize for the customer service issues you had. I hope that everything is working well with the computer now. Of course, if it's not, let me know. I'll be glad to help in any way I can.
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Refurbished computers are often erroneously marked as out of warranty, but it is simple to fix, and a phone representative could have corrected that for you. All computers' warranty start dates begin on the day they leave the factory. HP knows that there will be a period where the computer will sit on a shelf (for days or months) at the retailer. With refurbished computers, their 90-day warranties begin on the day they are refurbished. HP has no way of knowing what date the customer will buy the computer so the warranty start date stays the same until the customer registers the computer providing the date of purchase for the warranty system to be updated. If the registration process fails for some reason (rare, but it happens), phone technical support has a process they can initiate to have the warranty corrected. They only need a copy of the receipt showing the date of purchase.
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