The usual Recovery Media woes

Well after a lengthy search and numerous attempts changing BIOS settings I have decided to consult the experts here. I have a Satellite L850D, maybe 2 1/2 years old now and regretted the purchase almost immediately as it had Windows 8 installed! I muddled my way through for about a year until i decided enough was enough and installed Windows 7. My problem now is that I want to sell the Satellite but am unable to re-install Windows 8 using recently purchased Toshiba Recovery Media disks. I have read many blogs and been through numerous forums (some here) but am at a total loss now.  I have flashed the latest BIOS update which at least revealed the 'Secure Boot' options. Can anyone point me in the right direction please???  

Enter BIOS by tapping away at the F10 key immediately after powering on the laptop. Is all system info, such as serial,etc intact in BIOS? If so try resetting to Default settings by tapping F9 key, then F10 again to Save & Exit. Try Recovery again.
Btw-have you tried recovery from the hard drive partition by tapping away at the F11 key after powering on?
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