Boot Manager Error

Hey guys, I just received my new 1tb hdd for my laptop and I installed it and such and now im proceeding into installing Windows 7 Home Premium x64 on it. Well.....no dice. I have the OEM serial code on the underside of the laptop and so I downloaded the official windows 7 iso since I don't have the original OEM disk that never came with the laptop.

i downloaded it from Malwaretips:
http://malwaretips.com/blogs/download-windows-7-sp1-iso/

Burned a bootable disk with it and when popping it into the laptop, It loads the files half way and they just stops! Then I get an error message in "Boot Manager" error 0xc00000e9'' info: An unexpected I/O error has occured.''

It also says it can be due to unplugging a hard drive or other essential hardware. Its weird though because I'm thinking its a DOA hdd but it shows up in BIOS.

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Yes, definately test the drive. Just because it shows up in bios doesn't mean its not bad. What brand of drive is it?

Its a western digital hdd. How can I test it with one of these programs though if I dont have windows installed on the drive cuz its a laptop?

Since WD doesn't have the iso for dos cd image you'll have either have to download and create a hirens boot cd which has the wd diagnostic on it or take the drive out of the laptop and put in a desktop and use the WD windows utility to scan the drive. But I highly recommend using the dos utility.