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 Tab key to access Application Menu. Then select
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----Boot Menu Application Menu-------------------------
1. Drive0 HDD: 2. CD/DVD Drive: 3. NETWORK: -----------------------------------------------------------------------Boot Menu Application Menu----------------------1. BIOS Setup 2. Diagnostic Screen 3. Recovery and Utility 4. Diagnostic Program -----------------------------------------------------------------
(*Actual screen display varies between models.)
4. Select tab, temporarily set a Supervisor Password to initialize the Setting. (You may ignore this step if supervisor password is already set.)
--- Info System Advanced Security Boot Exit --Supervisor Password Is: Set User Password: ► Set Supervisor Password ► Set User Password ► Password on Boot:
Clear Clear [Enter] [Enter] [Disabled]
► Hard Disk Security ► Secure Boot Configurations -------------------------------------------------------------------
(*Actual screen display varies between models.)
5. Under tab, access the . Set the to .
--------------------- Security --------------------------------Secure Boot Configurations _________________________________________________________ Secure Boot: Disabled Protected Signatures: Disabled Customized Signatures: Disabled
Secure Boot Option: [Disabled] -------------------------------------------------------------------(*Actual screen display varies between models.)
6. Press key to exit the menu. Select tab and access the .
--- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------(*Actual screen display varies between models.)
7. Set the option to and option to .
--------------------- Advanced -----------------------------Boot Configurations _________________________________________________________ Fast Boot: [Disabled] CSM [Enabled] Boot Time Diagnostic Screen [Disabled]
Preboot Execution Environment: [Enabled] PXE Boot Protocol: [IPv6] ------------------------------------------------------------------(*Actual screen display varies between models.)
8. Press key to exit the menu. Back to tab, erase the temporarily set Supervisor Password by inputting a blank password. (if necessary)
--- Info System Advanced Security Boot Exit --Supervisor Password Is: Set User Password: ► Set Supervisor Password ► Set User Password ► Password on Boot:
Clear Clear [Enter] [Enter] [Disabled]
► Hard Disk Security ► Secure Boot Configurations -------------------------------------------------------------------
9. Press key to exit the menu. Select tab and choose to save the changes and reboot.
--- Info System Advanced Security Boot Exit --► Exit Saving Changes ► Exit Discarding Changes ► Load Setup Defaults ► Discard Changes ► Save Changes ► Save Changes and Power Off ------------------------------------------------------------------(*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 .
----Boot Menu Application Menu-------------------------
1. Drive0 HDD: 2. CD/DVD Drive: 3. NETWORK: -------------------------------------------------------------------
(*Actual screen display varies between models.)
11. Enter the necessary information and click .
12. Click
13. Check the and then Click
14. Select to install the Winodws 7 OS.
15. Select
16. Select and Delete all Partition and click to continue.
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Follow the on-screen instruction and continue for the Installation.
