Series 5 clean Windows 8 install with UEFI on + GPT, possible?

I have a recente series 5 samsung notebook (Ivy Bridge).

Fully updated, the iSSD is in GPT mode, with Rapid Start and Express chache working flawlessly. For that, I have to have UEFI on in BIOS (GPT only works with EFI), otherwise I think I won't be able to resume from Intel Rapid Start...

My HDD is in MBR. I have all the partitions and data as they came from factory. I'm wondering if it's possible to:

- Completely erase HDD and convert to GPT.
- Use Samsung USB ADMIN TOOLS (SRS5) to create all the necessary partitions (mainly recovery)
- Install Windows 8 in UEFI mode.
- Still having access to F4 recovery partition (which as windows 7 files from factory).

Maybe it's more feasable to clean HDD, convert to GPT and install windows 8 in UEFI mode, not caring for the recovery partition. But I'd like to keep it as close to factory as possible (except for the UEFI and GPT part).

 

I would wait till Samsung have improved the UEFI BIOS. I've installed W8 on a GPT disk in full EFI mode on a series 7, but only as an experiment, and it doesn't have secure boot working anyway. There are just too many complaints of getting corrupt BIOS in EFI mode on these Samsung notebooks (Linux as well as Windows systems), that I would wait till things have moved along a bit...unless you have a very good recovery system in place and know how take yours apart if you need to reset and remove the CMOS battery!