XPS 435 MT and Windows 8

Hi,

 I would recommend you to run the Upgrade advisor program on your system. If it gives you the options to proceed then you can upgrade the system to Windows 8. However, would like to inform that the drivers of any device built on this system model for win8 are not available on Dell’s support site you will have to work with the default Windows 8 drivers. 

Please refer to the link to run the upgrade advisor: http://bit.ly/SKiFdW

Hope this is useful. Please reply.

Thanks and Regards
Priyanka S
#iworkfordell

Hello'

Today I called Dell tech support and they said that they could install windows 8 on my studio xps 435 mt but it will cost me $129.00. I was not told what needs to be "fixed" to install win8. I purchased win 8 from Microsoft online as a download and now will not be able to use it. I am very unhappy with Dell!

Thanks, Ed J.

Hi,

I am sorry for the inconvenience that you have experienced. I understand that it must have been upsetting and not being able to upgrade your system to Windows 8. Could you please let me know if you had run the upgrade advisor before trying to install Windows 8 as upgrade advisor scans the hardware, apps and connected devices to see if they will work with Windows 8?

Looking forward to hear from you.

Thanks and Regards
Priyanka S
#iworkfordell

I ran the windows 8 upgrade assistant and it only had 4 issues to review and only one was somewhat important and that was Secure boot isn't compatible with my PC, but I thought that windows 8 will work without secure boot. Is the upgrade adviser something from Dell?

I really would like to install windows 8 and would appreciate any help offered!

Ed J.

Hi,

Windows Upgrade Advisor is from Microsoft. It scans the apps and connected devices, and provides a compatibility report about the products that we know will or won't work in Windows 8.

As you’ve mentioned that upgrade advisor has detected Secure Boot as one of the issues not compatible with your system, I would suggest that you will be able to upgrade the system to Windows 8, however drivers for Windows 8 are not yet available on the Dell’s support site.

Please reply for further assistance.

Thanks and Regards
Priyanka S
#iworkfordell

When do you think that the drivers will be available?

I have updgraded my StudioXPS 435MT (from end 2008) to Windows 8. 

Secure boot will of course never be supported as this requires a new type of mother board with UEFI Firmware. Not even my daughters Laptop only 5 month old has this type of Support.

The only issue I have with Windows 8 is when I select power save mode instead of shutting down the PC. The PC is entering power save mode but when I want it to wake up again it is waking-up but soon thereafter the PC reboots.  Not sure what Ii can do solve this issue. I do not know if this is a Dell issue or Microsoft issue.

Did you upgrade using the download, or with a CD or DVD disk, Did you save everything or do a clean install? I would like to save everything, I updated all drivers, shut down anti virus programs and tried installing 6 times and get the win 8 BSOD saying that there was a "page fault in a non paged area"

Did you upgrade using the download, or with a CD or DVD disk, Did you save everything or do a clean install? I would like to save everything, I updated all drivers, shut down anti virus programs and tried installing 6 times and get the win 8 BSOD saying that there was a "page fault in a non paged area"

Did you attempt A Clean install yourself see my wiki for details. See here also: http://www.eightforums.com/bsod-crashes-debugging/9501-windows-8-bsod-page-error-non-paged-area.html

At least now I know that my computer can run win8, I must have a problem somewhere. I did everything that you tried, you had success and I just get the BSOD error "page fault in a non paged area.  

I receive the same "page fault in a non paged area" error when trying to upgrade to Windows 8. A real bummer since I purchased the software download from Microsoft - not Dell. If Dell can install it for 129.00, why can't they post the fix for a nominal fee? Last Dell computer I buy.

Did you get the multi-card reader to work with Windows 8?  That's the only thing I have yet to find a way to get working.  USB works but not SD,xD, CF, etc.

Thanks.

Just tested a SD Card (4GB) from my digital camera, yes it works. I have not tested the other onces. But if one multicard Slot works the other should work too.

The only thing I can't get working is the "WINTV-HVR 1200" PCI Card.  Even so I bought the Driver CD from manufacture Hauppauge for 10 Euro it does not work.