Sony SVF1532BGXB - Manual

141Q_Win8.1_Recovery Guide 4-530-906-11 (1)
Windows 8.1
Recovery Guide
See the back side.
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About Windows 8.1 Pro downgrade
You can recover (upgrade) the operating
system on your computer from Windows 7
Professional to Windows 8.1 Pro using the
supplied Windows® 8.1 Pro 64-bit Recovery
Media.
Follow step 1 and step 2 in order.
Before recovering the operating system to
Windows 8.1 Pro, be sure to create the
Recovery Media for Windows 7
Professional.
The Recovery Media for Windows 7
Professional is not supplied with your
computer. The recovery area on the built-in
hard disk drive or solid state drive on the
computer contains the recovery data for
Windows 7 Professional at the time of
delivery. However, if you recover the
operating system to Windows 8.1 Pro, the
data will be erased. When you recover the
operating system to Windows 7
Professional, you will need the Recovery
Media for Windows 7 Professional.
For detailed information on how to create
the Recovery Media, refer to the supplied
Recovery, Backup and Troubleshooting
Guide.
Step 1:
To change the BIOS
settings
Before recovering the operating system to
Windows 8.1 Pro, you need to change the
BIOS settings.
1 Press the ASSIST button while your VAIO
computer is off.
The
VAIO Care (Rescue Mode) screen
appears.
2 Select Start BIOS setup.
Enter a password if it has already been
set.
The BIOS setup screen appears.
3 Press the or key to select the Boot
tab, select Boot Mode, and then press
the Enter key.
4 Press the or key to select UEFI and
press the Enter key.
5 Press the or key to select the Exit
tab, the or key to select
Save Changes, and then the Enter key.
At the confirmation prompt, press the
Enter key.
6 Press the or key to select
Shutdown and press the Enter key.
To enable downgrade to Windows 7 on this
system the BIOS settings on this system
were changed to boot into legacy BIOS
mode.
If the BIOS setting is not changed to native
UEFI mode boot prior to installing,
Windows 8.1 Pro may not install on this
system.
Congratulations on your purchase of this
VAIO computer.
Your computer is originally a Windows® 8.1
Pro installed model. However, because the
operating system on your computer is
downgraded under the Microsoft
Windows® 8.1 Pro downgrade rights,
Windows® 7 Professional is installed at the
time of delivery.
About the recovery to
Windows 8.1 Pro
You can recover the operating system on
your computer to Windows 8.1 Pro using
the supplied Windows® 8.1 Pro 64-bit
Recovery Media.
For detailed information on how to perform
the recovery, see
Recovering from
Windows 7 Professional to Windows 8.1
Pro in this manual. In addition, before
recovering your computer system, read the
following precautions.
Before recovering the operating system to
Windows 8.1 Pro, be sure to create the
Recovery Media for Windows 7
Professional.
The Recovery Media for Windows 7
Professional is not supplied with your
computer. The recovery area on the built-in
hard disk drive or solid state drive on the
computer contains the recovery data for
Windows 7 Professional at the time of
delivery. However, if you recover the
operating system to Windows 8.1 Pro, the
data will be erased. When you recover the
operating system to Windows 7
Professional, you will need the Recovery
Media for Windows 7 Professional.
For detailed information on how to create
the Recovery Media, refer to the supplied
Recovery, Backup and Troubleshooting
Guide.
Supplied Media
Windows® 8.1 Pro 64-bit Recovery Media
4-530-906- 11 (1)
Recovering from Windows 7 Professional
to Windows 8.1 Pro