HP Recovery Manager won't recognize new hard drive

Hello, 
I have a HP Pavilion TouchSmart 14-b173cl Sleekbook.  I purchased a new hard drive and I have ordered a usb recovery kit from HP.
Howevery, when I try to run the recovery manager, it gives the message no hdd.
Also, if I try and do a hard drive check, it says not installed.  It does not detect the hdd.  However, if I put back the original hdd and run the recovery manager, it does recognized it and allows to start the recovery process.
Can anyone help me with this issue?  Why does the laptop does not recognize the new hard drive?
Thanks!!!

Hi there
So nothing of my suggestions really did bring any improvement for you I suppose: (
These are the last suggestions I have -
Update BIOS and chipset from your product download site & try putting new HDD again.
Bios:
Updating BIOS:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&docname=c00042629
Latest version (Windows 8, Intel processor):
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-135598-1&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en...
Intel chipset:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-112630-1&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en...
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Visruth
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