New hard drive and recovery files

i have a hp pavilion dv6 notebook
i replaced my hard drive beacuse it is broken
but i made a copy of the recovery files in a flash drive
i made a new partition and copied the recovery files in it to make a factory restore but i can't

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Copying the "recovery files" to a flash drive and then a new hard drive partition isn't the proper way of using the HP Recovery files. You needed to create your personal HP Recovery Discs or USB Flash media using the HP Recovery Manager when you first setup your computer. If you didn't create your personal HP Recovery Media, you will need to contact HP in your region / country via the HP Worldwide Support Portal to check on the availability of HP Recovery Discs for your computer.
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