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Clean Install 8.1 (UEFI?)

Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Dyskresiac, Nov 2, 2013.

Dyskresiac Notebook Enthusiast

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I have a Sager NP8265-S. It's a brand new laptop with a UEFI Windows 8 key.

In order to get the ISO for a clean install, as well as activate that clean install, I need my Windows 8 product key. If I try to go to PC Settings->Recovery->Remove Everything and Reinstall Windows it wants me to use Sager's Crapware CD.

I've also read that the Product Key can sometimes be found in the bios under ATPI or whatever that Acronym is. But that doesn't even show up in my BIOS.

Any tips because my Windows 8.1 update is fubar'd

Dyskresiac, Nov 2, 2013

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mattcheau Notebook Deity

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you can retrieve your product key from within windows using a program like belarc.

Sent from my Windows 8 device using Board Express Pro

mattcheau, Nov 2, 2013

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