New HDD, won't install from DVD - freezes

I have a MBP from 2009 and the hard drive went out last week. I managed to pull a backup off of it with DW 4.4 and my SATA-USB converter. The new drive arrived today, so I installed it (same drive I had, as recommended by OWC), and put in my 10.6 disc.
I hold down "C" and nothing happens. Drive spins, but apple logo never appears. The first time I booted up, I didn't hit a key and I received a folder with a "?" in it. I restarted, and tried "C" and SHIFT and others. When I held OPTION during the boot, I saw the icon for "Mac OS X Install Disc 1" so I clicked it.
NOW IT'S FROZEN. The DVD drive isn't spinning... nothing is happening.
What are my options here?
Thanks,
Blake

Crimson_Wake wrote:
I have three machines here.
1 - MacPro from late 2007
2 - MacBook Pro late 2007
3 - MackBook Pro mid 2009
Can I attach the new drive to my SATA-USB cable and then to my other machine(s) and pop in the install disc, and have it install onto that drive?
Yes.  During the installation process, select the external HDD for the OSX installation.
That way I can then install the drive into the laptop, fire it up, and update via internet, back to Mountain Lion?
Will that work?
Yes, assuming that there are no issues with the laptop in which you are installing the HDD.  I would test it first externally to see if it will boot the MBP in question.
Ciao.

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