Help, I need to replace my hard drive in my hp pavilion a6863w how do i do this?

The hard drive surface test and seek test failed, A seagate 2TB SSHD. I want to install it and I am sure I can do it but I need to know if I should leave the bad drive in and just add this one, if I do this will I need any other cables, if so, I would rather just take out the old.
I have the recovery install discs that I made when I first bought it. I have used these b4 to reinstall.
I just need to know the steps if I add the 2nd drive or the steps (if I need a cable) to replace the old drive with the new drive. Would this drive be considered my boot drive? When I ask for the steps, I am more concerned with the turning off the computer and what things I need to unplugged, etc. Then once the new drive is in place, do I simply run the recovery discs or is there an easier way?
I tried to run a backup but it stopped and wouldn't let me. I have all my important things like photo's movies, etc already backed up.
hp pavilion model# a6863w. windows vista 64bit
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The hard drive surface test and seek test failed, A seagate 2TB SSHD. I want to install it and I am sure I can do it but I need to know if I should leave the bad drive in and just add this one, if I do this will I need any other cables, if so, I would rather just take out the old. Remove the old drive, replace it with the new one and use the recovery disk set. Choose factory image recovery.
I have the recovery install discs that I made when I first bought it. I have used these b4 to reinstall.
I just need to know the steps if I add the 2nd drive or the steps (if I need a cable) to replace the old drive with the new drive. Would this drive be considered my boot drive? When I ask for the steps, I am more concerned with the turning off the computer and what things I need to unplugged, etc. Then once the new drive is in place, do I simply run the recovery discs or is there an easier way? Put the new drive in the same place as the old one and use the same (data and power) cables that were connected to it.
I tried to run a backup but it stopped and wouldn't let me. I have all my important things like photo's movies, etc already backed up. If the drive has failed, then trying to backup anything from it is a waste of time since the hard disk controller has also failed.
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