Need to reinstall windows on T430 with a wipes drive

I am looking to purchase a T430 that orginally had windows 8 installed. However the drive has been wiped. Does Lenove sell recovery/installation disks? From searching here it looks like the key is stored in the bios. Can I use any set of windows 8 install disk with that key?
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Hello.
Yes you can order a full set of recovery disks from Lenovo, just give them a call for pricing etc.
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Or you can use a Windows 8 Pro retail DVD (USB) if you have one at hand. You can see on the Windows 8 sticker on the bottom of the machine if your machine has a Windows 8 Core or Windows 8 Pro licence, but with the Pro DVD, it will detect your key in BIOS and install the correct version for you. It's the method I most often use myself.
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