PC doesn't work due to brand new HDD?

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Hello, I've recently bought a brand new 1TB hard drive due to my older one failing. Before installing my hard drive I was operating windows on my SSD, however as soon as I installed the Hard Drive, the PC kept saying that my "PC/device has to be repaired" and that "the automatic repair couldn't repair your PC".
I've already tried to manually repair it by using a ISO windows file on my flash drive but during installing the update, it had said that "Setup cannot continue due to a corrupted installation file." So I had decided to completely reformat my SSD and do a clean install of windows, the same thing happened again. I've tried to reinstall the ISO file multiple times and used different USB ports on my system but none of these methods worked.
I've tried to do the control panel method but it hadn't detected any problems with my SSD nor my HDD. I've even disconnected my HDD to see if it would work without it but to no avail. Can anyone please help me with this strange situation?

Specs -
CPU - i5-6600k
GPU - GTX 1060 6gb
RAM - 8GB
Power Supply- Corsair CX 550
SSD - SanDisk 480gb
HDD - WD 1TB
 
Thank you all for the replies!
First of all yes I had made sure that the cables were firmly connected and that the SSD was wiped as I wanted to have a fresh Installation of Windows.
I do not believe the bootloader was also installed into the original HDD due to the PC running well for months after it was removed. The problem had only occurred when installing this new one.
I have now tried using Rufus but it didn't work out sadly, the same thing occurred.
I have for multiple times tried to do a fresh install with just the SSD but it kept bring up the message that "Setup cannot continue due to a corrupted installation file."
I'm honestly stumped at this point
 
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Thanks for all your support guys! :)
I have now successfully done a fresh install. This was achieved by deleting the partitions that was leftover on the driver.
However I would like to know how to safely implement my 1TB HDD into my PC as I would prefer not to go through this headache of an experience again.
But once again, thanks for all the support! :p
 
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