Win7/win8 traditional BIOS graphics and text installation Steamos tutorial

Test environment: Windows 8.1 64-bit system, Steamos ISO image, local disk partitioning a blank partition

Hardware Requirements for Steamos:

INTEL/AMD 64-bit Processor

4GB and larger physical memory

nvidia Graphics graphics card (Amd/intel video card will be supported soon)

• Support for UEFI boot mechanism (modified version already supports legacy BIOS)

1, set the traditional BIOS boot mode: DVD boot or u disk boot.

2, Steamos Install the initial interface, select "Expert Install" (Advanced installation mode)

3, select the current system language, region, keyboard, recommended all the choice of English, American keyboard

4. Start reading Steamos mirror files

5, disk partition: Mirror first read this disk often error, generally choose "Go Back", select "Disk Partition", you can normally identify local disk

6, select "Partition Disks", continue to the next step

7, at this time, Steamos mirror normal read Local disk partition overview

8, select the previous partition (free space), create a new partition

9. Set the partition size and primary partition (Primary)

10, Steamos will automatically partition the new partition EXT4 journaling system, Next

11, back to the disk partition interface, select "Finish partitioning and write to disk", the new partition write system

12, the prompt data will be destroyed, whether return. Select, No, enter next

13, start writing, halfway will be prompted to install other desktop components, all checked, continue to install

14, the final step, Steamos will automatically recognize the local disk other Windows system, prompting to write grub to the local disk MBR record, add boot.

▲ Choose Yes, you can use the dual-boot function

At this time has been installed Steamos system, you can remove the DVD installation disk or U disk and other media.

15, Steamos installed, will automatically restart, there will be three boot boot, respectively, Steamos, Steamos Recovery mode and the previous WINDOWS8 system.

16, select the first item, load Steamos, read a long string of character code after

17, Steamos Welcome interface, the system initial user and password are steam

18, into the Steamos desktop

19, run Steam service: Use ALT+F2, pull up the running window, enter steam, load and enable steam service

20, the Steam service user uses the agreement, accepts, continues the next step

21, at this time, Steamos will automatically download the 213MB Steam client program

22, can login Steam network platform

23, click on the upper right corner of the "big picture" option, you can enter the new version of the Steamos game interface: Mall, game library, community

▲ In addition to three features, the new OS also joins Web browsers and can access other websites

▲steamos also supports offline mode