Hi Folks,
I would GREATLY appreciate some advice please.
1. New Lenovo laptop Feb 2014 with Win 8, which had been upgraded to 8.1.
2. HDD died in a blaze of glory yesterday
3. No idea of the key
4. Don't want a replacement drive as I'd like to keep hold of the dead one in case I decide to do data recovery
What's the best course of action for reinstalling Win 8 on a new drive?
- I've been told the key is stored in the bios - a new drive would pick it up?
- I don't know if that would be a Win 8 or 8.1 key
- How do I go about obtaining the right image? Would a straight OEM version work?
- Called Lenovo, they want £20 for the installation disks and it can take a week for delivery, which will be the last resort, but I'd like to get back up and running asap
HUGE thanks and a pint of your favourite beer if you can help me out
I would GREATLY appreciate some advice please.
1. New Lenovo laptop Feb 2014 with Win 8, which had been upgraded to 8.1.
2. HDD died in a blaze of glory yesterday
3. No idea of the key
4. Don't want a replacement drive as I'd like to keep hold of the dead one in case I decide to do data recovery
What's the best course of action for reinstalling Win 8 on a new drive?
- I've been told the key is stored in the bios - a new drive would pick it up?
- I don't know if that would be a Win 8 or 8.1 key
- How do I go about obtaining the right image? Would a straight OEM version work?
- Called Lenovo, they want £20 for the installation disks and it can take a week for delivery, which will be the last resort, but I'd like to get back up and running asap
HUGE thanks and a pint of your favourite beer if you can help me out
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- 7
- Computer type
- Laptop