WD 320Gb HD with Pavilion DV4

The hard drive in my Pavilion DV4 has gone bad.  The original HD was 250 Gb  I purchased a Western Digital Scorpio Blue 320 Gb to replace it.  The computer will not recognize the new hard drive.  Using the restore disks just gives an "error 100a", and the startup diagnostic doesn't find the hard drive.  Is there a compatability problem with this drive?

Do you have a Windows installation CD? I would connect the drive to another PC to verify it is working.
If possible, I would partition and format it and then, back on the Pavilion, try again to boot from the Windows CD and see if the drive will be shown as an installation destination. If you suspect that the drive is not working properly, do not hesitate to contact the reseller and get a replacement.

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    You find the new Realtek driver her
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