WINDOWS 8 DOWNGRADE TO WINDOWS 7 GUIDE NOTE

1 WINDOWS 8 DOWNGRADE TO WINDOWS 7 GUIDE NOTE: Always backup your important data before performing the DOWNGRADE . Fujitsu may not provide any Recovery Media. User should create the WINDOWS 8 Recovery Disk(s), and Bootable Disk(s) using MyRecovery utility. Before performing the WINDOWS 8 DOWNGRADE to WINDOWS 7, please remove any connected USB hard disk, flash drive or memory card. Please ensure the system is plugged to a power source before performing the WINDOWS 8 DOWNGRADE to WINDOWS 7. 1. Power up the system 2. Press F12* to access boot menu. * (F11 for some models) 3. Press Ta b key to access Application Menu. Then select <BIOS Setup>.

2 (*Actual screen display varies between models.) -----Boot Menu Application Menu----------------------- 1. B I OS S e tup 2. Diagnostic Screen 3. Recovery and Utility 4. Diagnostic Program ---------------------------------------- ------------------------- ----Boot Menu Application Menu------------------------- 1. Drive0 HDD: 2. CD/DVD Drive: 3. NETWORK: ---------------------------------------- --------------------------- 4. Select <Security> ta b, temporarily set a Supervisor Password to initialize the <Secure Boot Configurations> Setting. (You may ignore this step if supervisor password is already set.) (*Actual screen display varies between models.)

3 5. Under <Security> ta b, access the <Secure Boot Configurations>. Set the <Secure Boot Option> to <D i s a b le>. (*Actual screen display varies between models.) --------------------- Security --------------------------------- Secure Boot Configurations _____ Secure B o o t: Disabled Protected Signatures: Disabled Customized Signatures: Disabled Secure Boot Option: [Disabled] ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------- --- Info System Advanced Security Boot Exit --- Supervisor Password Is: Clear Set User Password: Clear Set Supervisor Password [Enter] Set User Password [Enter] Password on Boot: [Disabled] Hard Disk Security Secure Boot Configurations ---------------------------------------- --------------------------- 6.

4 Press <Esc> key to exit the <Secure Boot Configurations> menu. Select <Advanced> ta b and access the <Boot Configurations>. (*Actual screen display varies between models.) 7. Set the <CSM> option to <Enabled> and <Fast Boot> option to <Disabled>. (*Actual screen display varies between models.) --------------------- Advanced ------------------------------ Boot Configurations _____ Fast Boot: [Disa b le d] CSM [E n a b le d] Boot Time Diagnostic Screen [Disabled] Preboot Execution Environment: [Enabled] PXE Boot Protocol: [IPv6] ---------------------------------------- --------------------------- --- Info System Advanced Security Boot Exit --- Boot Configurations Keyboard/Mouse Features Internal Device Configurations CPU Features USB Features Miscellaneous Configurations Intel Management Engine Configurations Event Logging ---------------------------------------- --------------------------- 8.

5 Press <Esc> key to exit the <Boot Configurations> menu. Back to <Security> ta b, erase the temporarily set Supervisor Password by inputting a blank password. (if necessary) 9. Press <Esc> key to exit the <Security> menu. Select <Exit> tab and choose <Exit Saving Changes> to save the changes and reboot. (*Actual screen display varies between models.) 10. Access the boot menu again using the same method indicated in step (2). Insert the WINDOWS 7 Installation Disc and select <CD/DVD Drive>. (*Actual screen display varies between models.) ----Boot Menu Application Menu------------------------- 1. Drive0 HDD: 2. CD/DVD Drive: 3.

6 NETWORK: ---------------------------------------- --------------------------- --- Info System Advanced Security Boot Exit --- Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Save Changes and Power Off ---------------------------------------- --------------------------- --- Info System Advanced Security Boot Exit --- Supervisor Password Is: Clear Set User Password: Clear Set Supervisor Password [Enter] Set User Password [Enter] Password on Boot: [Disabled] Hard Disk Security Secure Boot Configurations ---------------------------------------- --------------------------- 11.

7 Enter the necessary information and click <Next>. 12. Click <Install now> 13. Check the <I accept the license terms> and then Click <Next> 14. Select <Custom (advanced)> to install the Winodws 7 OS. 15. Select <Drive options (advanced)> 16. Select and Delete all Partition and click <Next> to continue. 17. Follow the on-screen instruction and continue for the Installation.