Re: Help Downgrading from Windows 8 to Windows 7

Hi:

You have to go into the BIOS, enable legacy mode and disable secure boot in order to install W7 and older operating systems.

Please see the related info below.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c03659945&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&jumpid=reg_r1002_usen_c-001_title_r0003

Then after you get W7 installed you can use most of the drivers and software from this model which uses the same motherboard as yours does.

DO NOT USE ANY BIOS OR FIRMWARE FILES FROM THIS LINK

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?os=4063&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&sw_lang=&product=5231517