Satellite Pro C650: Win 7 cannot format new SSD

I brougth a Toshiba laptop satelite pro C650 with win 7 preinstalled, I have tried to insert a faster SSD harddrive and here comes my problem:
The preinstalled win7 cannot format the harddrive and reinstall WIN7, I need the cd, so what do i do?.

If you look in your user manual there will be a system recovery options in the index detailing how you create and use recovery DVD's. As far as I know it will allow you to reinstall W7 if your hard drive had failed so I'd try the recovery disc route but I wouldn't have you current "master" hdd connected so that If it fails nothing has been lost.
I would expect that Acronis backup software would allow you to back up W7 and write it back to a new hdd. EaseUS home backup is free and claims "such as one-click restore system to dissimilar hardware " - external usb HDD also needed?
(don't forget you must know a username/password that has admin rights)

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