Hi jcgalvez, The latest Windows 8 operating system is compatible with the UEFI BIOS. You will have to enable the Secure Boot and UEFI mode in the BIOS. Then boot the system with the Windows 8 Pro bootable DVD to start the installation. You can refer for further steps in the link below. Also I would suggest you to download the latest release from the msdn website and try installing it as initial versions of Microsoft had issues with UEFI BIOS. If the system came with Windows 8 configured then the Windows 8 product key is in built on the system board. If you are using the msdn download you will have the product keys with the operating system. Please let me know the operating system which came with the system.
Hello, we have recently bought a Dell Vostro 470 and try to reinstall using msdn win8 pro dvd and we can not make the dvd boot on uefi mode, so my question is: How can I know if the dvd is uefi compatible? Is there a method to make a clean install using win8 dvd and uefi mode? Is there any place on my vostro where I can find the win8 pro product key and if so can I use that key to download an uefi compatible iso image from microsoft? Thanks in advance. Juan Carlos
Installing win8 pro on Vostro 470 from msdn DVD