Upgrading HDD - Not detected

Hello!
I bought a 640GB WD Scorpio Blue HDD from NewEgg for myself for Christmas (:-) and a copy of Snow Leopard, all of which going into my 15" Early 2009 MacBook Pro (No SD Slot). Installation (physical) was a breeze except for the fact that the new HDD does not have the supports sticking out like the original factory HDDs. Therefore, it does not fit properly. That was easily fixed with some folded up electrical tape for the time being. Anyway...I ran the installer and selected restore from Time Machine Backup. I had my external HDD already connected, and it detected it. It took a while to detect the size of the backup (310gb - full HDD) and then it wanted me to choose my new HDD. PROBLEM! My HDD did not show up in the list. I then put my old HDD back in and put the new one in an enclosure to see if it would show up that way - no dice. I went into Disk Utility to see if it was there - No dice. No matter what I do, my computer will NOT detect the HDD. Apple Tech Support was no help - they said to call WDC. I thought of formatting the new HDD, but I can't because it is not detected. What should I do? Please help!
Thanks!
Ross

Apple Support can't help you.
Have you looked at the trouble shooting info on the Internet? For example, you need to be certain the jumpers are correctly set (see http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc.cfg/php/enduser/stdadp.php?p_faqid=3656&pcreated=#jumper )
I'm sure that are lots of other possible problem areas. You should contact NewEgg for technical assistance.
I thought of formatting the new HDD, but I can't because it is not detected.
If you ever get it working, this is the FIRST thing you will need to do. It comes formatted for Windows 7

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