Dual booting on separate hard drives.

Hello community, currently I have a machine with Windows 8 pre-installed already. But now I don't like Windows 8 as much because certain programs I want to use requires Windows 7. Though I would still like to keep Windows 8 because it's licensed. I have an extra hard drive lying around with Windows 7 loaded in it already. Now I would like to dual boot between these two drives. Do I have to turn off Secure Boot and change the boot orders around to boot the Windows 7 hard drive? Thanks for the responses!

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Downgrade to Windows 7.
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/13326-downgrade-windows-8-windows-7-a.html
Warning you must have the UEFI/BIOS firmware setting in Step Three set.

Make sure you read the NOTE at Step three.

theog said:

Welcome to EightForums

Downgrade to Windows 7.
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/13326-downgrade-windows-8-windows-7-a.html
Warning you must have the UEFI/BIOS firmware setting in Step Three set.

Make sure you read the NOTE at Step three.

   Warning

You will need a PC with UEFI/BIOS firmware, that will let you install Windows 7 x64 in UEFI mode

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Hi thanks for the response theog. Is downgrading the only way?

Will your UEFI/BIOS firmware, let you install Windows 7 x64 in UEFI mode?

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theog said:

Will your UEFI/BIOS firmware, let you install Windows 7 x64 in UEFI mode?

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Awaiting reply.

A:
For example:
A1) A HP PC with Pre-install Windows 8.
To dual boot, You would need to install both Windows 8 x64 & Windows 7 x64 in Legacy mode.

A2) A Fujitsu PC with Pre-install Windows 8.
To dual boot, You can install both Windows 8 x64 & Windows 7 x64 in UEFI mode.