HP Pavilion dv6-6121TX- UIA write failed 3 times.

Hi people...
I have HP Pavilion dv6-6121TX laptop with Windows 7 operating system.
Just a few days back I changed my HDD and then performed a System Recovery with the 3 discs given to me by HP.
After doing the same, when rebooting the laptop is showing "UIA WRITE FAILED 3
TIMES." with a log getting generated.
I performed both the "Primary Hard Disk Self Test" and "Memory Test" but my laptop is not booting with the aforesaid error being shown.
Would be extremely obliged for any help.
Thanks in anticipation.

Its solution is quite simple.
For solving this problem,you need a windows 7 or 8 dvd(or by a bootable pendrive with win7,8).for complete restoration you have to follow the steps
Step1:insert win7/8 dvd and restart your pc.Enter the boot menu and select cd/dvd option to boot from dvd(for bootable pendrive,select that option).
Step2:After windows have loaded the windows files,click on install win7/8.
Step3:select custom installation
Step4:Now you will get a window with your harddisk partions.Click on Advanced option in the bottom of the table showing partition list.
Step5: Delete all partions for obtaining a single drive.
Step6:After deleting all drives,you will get a single drive showing your harddisk size.Click on that drive and then select 'new' from bottom options.
Step7:Then windows will show a warnig.Click on 'YES'.And dont make any change to partion size and proceed.
Step8:After doing this you will get a 100mb system reseved memory and rest of your harddisk size as a drive.Then close the installation window.Restart you pc with windows 7/8 recovery disk.And do the same procedure you done early.Then the installation will complete without any errors.And you can have the OS as per the installation media have..
good luck..
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For solving this problem,you need a windows 7 or 8 dvd(or by a bootable pendrive with win7,8).for complete restoration you have to follow the steps
Step1:insert win7/8 dvd and restart your pc.Enter the boot menu and select cd/dvd option to boot from dvd(for bootable pendrive,select that option).
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Step3:select custom installation
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