Reinstall Windows 7 on a new HD - on a G570

This is nerve racking...
 I have a G570, where the hard drive went bad. I have purchased a new hard drive, and would like to install it and reinstall Windows 7 that came pre-installed on the system. Without physical media, can someone tell me how to go about doing this?
Thanks.

Hi Charles,
If your hard drive isn't totally gone, you might be able to burn a set of restore discs using OKR.  Here's an article.
As far as the clean MS install, the key on the laptop will work.  You still have to enter the key,  it's just that just entering the key won't activate Windows.
You have to use the phone option.  It takes about 10 minutes.  I had to do it a couple of times.
Or, you can use a program to back up the Windows activation so it automagically activates.  There's a thread around here, I'll try to find the link.
Here it is:  Windows 7
Dave
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