Recovery HD fails to install OS X Lion

I tried reinstalling Lion on my Mac using Recovery HD but it always fails. After failing a couple of times I tried resetting the PRAM but still the same result. I also tried erasing the volume but when it's about to finish I get a message saying that "os x could not be installed. Try again." If you need more info about the situation just ask. I would really appreciate any help, since my MacBook has no OS right now i can't do anything with it.

This may be a bit beyond my expertise, but the first thing that came to my mind is:
So you say your hard drive does not currently have any OS installed - is that correct?
Do you have any bootable backup (clone) or any other external stick, drive, or whatever with a bootable OS on it? If you do not, I don't know that you can recover without being able to boot at all and my only suggestion would be that you make an appointment at your nearest Genius Bar. Hopefully someone will be able to come up with a different idea.

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I would suggest attempting the recovery again and follow the instructions in the following link:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&docname=c01867418
Note: if you have any peripherals attached during the recovery it could cause it to fail.
I am an HP employee.
Please post rather than sending a Private Message. It's good for the community and I might not be able to get back quickly.- Thank you.
Please click the White Kudos star on the left to say thanks.
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