New Hard Drive and trying to reinstall OS. Have Hp Recovery Discs but DVD drive broke

Hi to all,
I just put a new hard drive in my HP Dv7. I also ordered recovery discs. When I tried to put the disc in I then found out my DVD drive is not working
My question is can I transfer the recovery disc to a USB flash drive and then boot from there?
I would appreciate any insight!!
Thank you in advance,
Marc
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You cannot copy from recovery DVD to USB.
What is the problem with the drive, do you have a boot DVD to try?
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