Replaced hard drive now error

Hi all,
I replaced hard drive in my t61 series w wdscorpio sata320
gb, when i try and boot up i get this "initializing link, media test failure check  cable; excluded from boot order ATA HDD2, ATAPI CD1? what does this mean?
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that means there is no OS (operating system) detected on the hdd. So you just need to install the Operating System.
Regards,
Jin Li
May this year, be the year of 'DO'!
I am a volunteer, and not a paid staff of Lenovo or Microsoft

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