Pc hdd issues when installing a new hdd

Hey guys I just made an account so if I posted this in the wrong place please forgive me but my computer had a faulty hdd. I got a new one and put the new hdd in. when I was getting ready to put windows 7 on it with a flash drive, it said that the setup could not create a new system partition. so I read alil bit and someone said to format the hdd in the set up. so I did that and then the set up said that it could not find drivers or something.. I tried restarting my pc but it wont boot passed the screan that allows me to choose options like "choose boot. etc.." my guess is that I need the bios os the pc to assign drivers to the hdd and other components because I cant do anything at the screen it stops at. I cant hit F2 or esc or anything for that matter. if someone could help me out id really appreciate it

Hello subflex8. I found a link that contains information on your issue and provides a potential resolution. Please read and apply the information from this resource and let me know if your issue ends up resolved or not. I'm only here to help!
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/21583-63-windows-setup-unable-create-system-partition
Mario
I worked on behalf of HP.

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