Install Windows 7 on a Compaq Presario CG61 - driver for HDD

Hello everybody,
because the HDD of my Compaq Presario CQ61-423SG (Serial:edited by Moderator) has broken (and with it the recovery partition), I would like to install a new Windows 7 (home premium, 64bit) on the new HDD.
At the beginning the Installer needs a driver for the HDD. On the HP website I can't find it. Can anyone help me? Where can I get such a driver for my Notebook?
Thanks.
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