Need to reinstall win 8.1 after a disk crash

After an accident, I need tot reinstall win 8.1. There is no disc supplied with my XPS 8500.

If I want to download the software preinstalled on Dell support website, it seems that there is nothing happening.

On my Dell there is also a kind of key OEM product so I can not use any other disk install...

What can I do? Thanks for a response.

You must use the generic key if the system came with Windows 8.0 and install with Windows 8.1 due to the poor design of Microsoft. For a system that came with Windows 8.1 your BIOS SLP key is automatically entered with 8.1 Windows media.

The brackets must be bootable.

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