My new Hard Drive has no OS! HELP!

So nmy 27" 2007 iMac crashed and needed the logic board replaced.  When I got it back I guess they needed to put in a new HD too.  Now I have a 500gb instead of a 250gb, but all my data is gone .  Oh well, most of it was backed up.
The kicker is there seems to be no operating system at all on the HD.  It won't start up.  I have my Snow Lepoard disc so I was hoping to just install it.  I started it up from disc (holding down c) but when I get to the install screen it says the drive is unavailable.  I must be doing something wrong.  I'm just kinda guessing.
This thing is heavy and I really don't want to lug it back to the Genius Bar.
Thanks.

A real Genius surely would have installed an OS X and tested it before returning it to the costumer, however it is possible that a cable or something else came loose on the way home?
While booted from your Snow Leopard DVD > skip the installer and go up on the menu bar > select Utilities > Disk Utility.
Then if you still can not see the Internal HD, there is something wrong and the iMac needs to go back.
Lastly, always, always, check out an iMac that has been serviced before leaving the Genius Bar or Authorized Service Provider.

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