Normally any brand new HDD comes with NO Partitions on it, just as yours did. The Install process for Windows does all the work of creating all the Partitions on your empty HDD and copying everything needed to it.
Obviously that's not working for you, so we need more info. I don't know what you did to "install windows" that did not work, so let me outline what the normal process is.
First of all, some of this depends on your mobo and your HDD size. If the HDD is larger than 2 TB you can ONLY use all of its space if it is Partitioned using the newer GPT system. FURTHER, you can only BOOT from such a drive if your mobo's BIOS has a feature called UEFI BIOS support, and you might have to configure that before it will work. If that's what you have, read the mobo manual carefully for how to set it up.
However, if you have a HDD no larger than 2 TB, you don't need all those items - simple Windows knows how to deal with a HDD up to 2 TB, and so does any mobo BIOS. The older Partitioning system it will use is called MBR.
Next thing is Windows version, depending again on how your HDD is. IF you're using a large HDD with GPT Partitioning and a UEFI BIOS, then you MUST install a 64-bit version of Windows. The 32-bit version does not know how to deal with a GPT-Partitioned HDD. If you are using a smaller drive partitioned in the MBR system, it does not matter which version you install. So, choose your Install disk carefully.
Now, you need to set some options in your mobo's BIOS Setup screens. First, place the Windows Install disk in your optical drive. Now turn on and go immediately into BIOS Setup. On MANY systems this means you should hold down the "Del" key as soon as you turn on, until the opening screen of the BIOS Setup system appears. As you do this, watch the screen, especially the bottom, for a message about what key to press to "Enter Setup", just in case it is not "Del". If it's not, re-try the boot-up process and hold down the correct key.
Once in BIOS Setup, just check in one of the early screens that it has detected your HDD as present, to be sure it is not faulty. Now find the place where you set the Boot Priority. Set it up so that the system tries to boot first from your optical drive, and second from your HDD. SAVE and EXIT to preserve that setting, and the system should boot from the Install Disk so you can proceed. If there appear to be any existing Partitions on the HDD, use the menu options to Delete them so your HDD is truly empty, THEN proceed with the Install.
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