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Besides any problems with a new drive you might want to try another data cable to see if that needs replacing. While a bad cable is more commonly seen with the flat ribbon ide type you can run into a few bad sata cables once in a blue moon.
You'll know fast if the drive can't be written to if a drive is toast. The fact that Windows went on and runs suggests either bad sectors on the drive(less likely then a bad cable) or perhaps a bad install from a drive needing a lens cleaner or a finger marked or scratched disk. Yet you can everything just right and still need to see a second install if something wasn't fully copied during the first install.
You'll know fast if the drive can't be written to if a drive is toast. The fact that Windows went on and runs suggests either bad sectors on the drive(less likely then a bad cable) or perhaps a bad install from a drive needing a lens cleaner or a finger marked or scratched disk. Yet you can everything just right and still need to see a second install if something wasn't fully copied during the first install.