Windows 8 on 2008 Macbook - Won't Boot

I'm running Lion 10.7.5 on my late 2008 13" Macbook.  With BootCamp 4.0.4 I installed 64bit Windows 8 Pro.  I had to manually format the partition to NTFS in Disk Utility, as the default is FAT 32.  The install seemed to complete, but on reboot, nothing.  Just a flashing cursor in upper left corner on a blank screen.  Rebooted again:  same thing.
Will Windows 8 run on a 2008 MacBook?  How do I make it work?
Thanks.

Windows 8 is not supported by Boot Camp

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