Onderstaande is uitgevoerd op een HP Elite 7500 MT. De gebode oplossing werkte direct.
Unable to Boot from The CD/DVD Drive.
Following is the error message while installing Windows 7 Pro from the HP Quick Restore CD’s:
The system recovery media does not support this computer. You are not able to restore this system with the media.
Solution
To downgrade the Operating System from Windows 8 Pro to Windows 7 Pro, please follow the steps below :
CAUTION: | You have to copy the Windows 8 Pro product ID before proceeding to format windows 8 Pro, the Product ID is required for Windows 7 Pro activation. |
- To boot from CD/DVD drive, perform the steps mentioned below:
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Restart the PC.
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Press the ESC key during POST.
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Press the F10 key to go to the Computer Setup (Optionally, user may press F10 from the Startup Menu).
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Go to the Security menu then Secure Boot .
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Confirm the message by pressing on F10 .
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Set the first item Legacy Support to On .
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Set the second item Secure Boot to Disabled .
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Set the last item Fast Boot to Disabled , Validate F10 .
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Go to the Storage menu then Boot Order .
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Select UEFI Boot Sourcesand Press F5 to Disable it, Validate F10 .
NOTE: Make sure the Legacy Boot Sources is enabled and the ATAPI CD/DVD Drive is the first one . -
Go to the File menu then select Save Change and Exit .
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Insert the first HP Quick Restore CD.
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Enter the 4-digit code displayed on the screen then press Enter .
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Press F9 to acess to the Boot menu then Select ATAPI CD/DVD Drive .
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To install Windows 7 Pro properly, user has to change the Build ID , perform the steps mentioned below :
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Restart the PC.
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Press the ESC key during POST.
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Press the F10 key and go to Computer Setup (Optionally, user may press F10 from the Startup Menu).
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Go to the Security menu then System IDs .
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In Build ID field insert the right character, to find it edit the 1st CD , the Build ID is located at \HP\MLS\BUILDID.INI copy it + #SABH#DABH.
Let op! indien het build id greyed out is dient men eerst terug te keren na het hoofdmenu van de bios. Vervolgens druk de combinatie Ctrl+A.Probeer vervolgens nogmaals de bovenstaande stap te herhalen. -
Go to the File menu then Save Change and Exit .
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