My hard drive failed, and I have replaced it. Internet Recovery gets an error when trying to verify. What can I do?

I replaced my hard drive due to my old one failing.
When I use Internet Recovery, it gives me the option to reinstall Mavericks. Then an error occurs when it tries to verify, and asks me to try again.
Are my options just to reinstall from a CD?

Do you have your original installation disc(s)? If so, I would boot from Disc 1 (the bootable installation disc), format the drive using Disk Utility (Mac OS Extended (Journaled) with a single GUID partition) and install the OS that came with your machine.
This may sound like a silly question, but have you formatted the hard drive with Disk Utility before you've tried to install Mavericks under Internet Recovery?
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If you don't already have a current backup, back up all data. There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional. Ask if you need guidance. You can skip this step if you don't care about the data that hasn't been backed up.
Reinstall the OS.* Your data should be unaffected unless something goes wrong. If the system was upgraded from an older version of OS X, you may need the Apple ID and password you used.
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If you installed the Java runtime distributed by Apple and still need it, you'll have to reinstall it. The same goes for Xcode. All other data will be preserved.
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Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519 - enabled with iTunes 10.3 and newer; not available in all countries; apps, books (not audiobooks), music, t.v. shows, and movies (some - not all studios have permitted this). Movies currently available in the USA only. Downloading previously purchased movies and TV shows requires iTunes 10.6 or later. Discontinued items not available. For items not included in the iCloud list, or locations or computer systems where iCloud is not (yet?) available, you only get one download per fee paid. Apple notes it is your responsibility to back up your purchases.
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