hard drive - Error 80070570 when installing Vista

First some background:

I'm trying to upgrade the hard drive in an Advent 5301 laptop. I've already tried cloning it, but I couldn't get that method to work. So now I'm trying to install Vista onto the new hard drive using an OEM installation disc.

For some reason, there's no settings in the BIOS. I think they've been locked off by the OEM. I therefore cannot view or change IDE/AHCI settings, CPU voltages, etc. Pretty much all I can do is change the boot order.

Now the problem:

When I run the Vista installation, everything seems to progress as it should. I have formatted and partitioned the hard drive successfully, so there should effectively be no data there to interfere with the installation. Since the laptop recognises the hard drive and partitions, I'm assuming this means that Vista's drivers are compatible with the new hard drive?

The error appears after copying the files to the hard drive. "Extracting files" completes, then after some time "Copying files" gets to 100% but then raises this message:

Windows cannot install required files. The file may be corrupt or missing. Make sure all files required for installation are available, and restart the installation.

I've checked the disc; it's in immaculate condition, and has always been stored in its case.

I'd like to know if there's any other steps I can take to get Vista onto this new hard drive. Any help is much appreciated!

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EDIT:

I've now tried downloading the installation disc from the internet, creating a bootable drive and booting it that way. No luck; I was presented with the same error message at the same stage in the installation. This rules out problems with the installation media and the using the laptop's disc drive.

I've tried using different RAM in the laptop. Again, the error message reared its ugly head. This rules out problems with the memory.

Could this issue be a limitation applied by the manufacturer, whereby only a specific model of hard drive can be used? Even a specific serial number, paired when they assembled the laptop? This is not something I know much about.