Upgrading T430 preloaded with Windows 7 Pro to Windows 8 With Recovery Disks

I just got 19 T430 laptops that we thought would have Windows 8 on them but them came with a preload of Windows 7 Pro and recovery disks for Windows 8. The recovery disks have instructions for using them to upgrade to 8, but the laptop won't boot to the cd/dvd drive. I'm not sure if there is a problem with the instructions or if the disks aren't bootable. I can see them and their contents through Windows Explorer, so I know the drive works.

If it is like the other sets I have seen, there will be 2 "applications and drivers" disk and one operating system disk. You boot from the first "applications and drivers" disk. It will boot, and then call for the other disks when needed. If I remember right, the order is App 1, OS, App1, App2. I suggest backing up your win7 image before installing win8. I used windows 8 just long enough to figure out that I hate it.

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