New HD, unable to install Windows 7 from recovery discs

I have a pavilion dv6. The hard drive recently failed so I replaced it (the original was a Western Digital 640Gb, the new one is WD but 320Gb). To install Windows 7, I used the 6 recovery dvds I made when I originally bought the notebook. After the 6th dvd, the screen displays the hp logo and stays on that screen without restarting. I have tried the Windows install 3 times, the 1st time I had to do a hard shutdown because it just sat at the hp logo screen. The second time the system shut down on its own due to overheating. The third time I waited 1.5hrs before shutting it down. Any help is much appreciated.

A couple of things to consider.
1-On most machines Recovery Disks will fail to install if the hdd is smaller than the original, unless maybe there was a configure to order option on your model to choose a smaller hdd.
2-Have you tested the hdd in BIOS setup, not that uncommon to receive a faulty hdd.
3- Scroll down on the page and get Partition Wizard Bootable CD ISO and ImgBurn to burn the iso image to cd and boot from it. Delete any partitions, create one and format. Next try booting from Recovery again.
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Thank you for visiting the HP Forums! A great place where you can find solutions for your issues, with help from the community!
I came across your post about the Notebook, and wanted to assist you! I have looked into your issue about your HP Pavilion dv5-1235dx Notebook and issues with a new HDD and reinstalling Windows 7. Here is a link to troubleshoot install of new HDD. Is it being seen in the BIOS? The discs that you have are they back up disks or System Recovery discs? The repair would have been better with only replacing 1 thing at a time. Starting with the HDD. I would remove the new Ram and CD player. Try to get the Windows 7 installed.
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