Re-installing windows after upgrading hard drive?

Hi,
Ive been searching through Google and on this site but I keep finding info on how to upgrade the hard drive or how to upgrade windows but I cannot find the answer to my specific question.
How do I install windows on my Satellite A305-S6905 after upgrading the hard drive? will the software be in the recovery discs that I made of the laptop? Do I have to contact toshiba for the discs? Will I need to enter a software KEY?

Satellite A305-S6905
How do I install windows on my Satellite A305-S6905 after upgrading the hard drive? will the software be in the recovery discs that I made of the laptop? Do I have to contact toshiba for the discs? Will I need to enter a software KEY?
You don't install anything. You restore the hard disk by laying down all the bytes it needs - one at a time.
The recovery discs that you created will restore the hard drive to its original factory-new contents. No product key is necessary because that installation is preactivated.
See the section Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media, starting on p. 66 in the User's Guide.
Satellite A300 Series User’s Guide
-Jerry

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