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Wyse USB Firmware Tool v1.5 User Guide
Wyse USB Firmware Tool v1.5 User Guide
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Contents
Introduction 1 About this Guide 1 Finding the Information You Need in this Guide 1 Wyse Technical Support 1 Wyse Online Community 1 Hardware and Software Requirements 2 Supported Devices 2 Overview - Quick Start Instructions 3 Using the USB Firmware Tool 4 Configuring to Copy a Firmware Image 5 Configuring to Update a Firmware Image 7 Configuring to Replicate a Configured USB Key 9 Configuring the BIOS to Boot from a USB Key 10 Configuring CLE and CLEW Thin Client BIOS 10 Configuring RL, RLE, RLW, and RLEW Thin Client BIOS 10 Configuring V90L and V90LE Thin Client BIOS 10 Configuring XL and XLe Thin Client BIOS 11 Troubleshooting 11 USB Keys - Troubleshooting Boot Issues 11 SanDisk Cruiser Flash Drives - Troubleshooting Partition Issues
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Supported Devices
The following devices are supported: Wyse thin clients running Windows XP Embedded operating system, including products: C90LE, R90L, R90LE, V90L, V90LE, X90L, X90Le, Wyse thin clients running Windows Embedded Standard operating system, including products: C90LEW, R90LW, and R90LEW. Wyse thin clients running Wyse Linux embedded operating system, including products: R50L, R50LE, V50L, V50LE, and X50L. Wyse Viance Appliance
3. To support the bootable USB key in all configuring cases (Copy, Update, and Replicate), you must configure the BIOS option for booting the thin client from the USB key before trying to use the key: For CLE and CLEW Thin ClientsEnter the BIOS by pressing the Delete key. Enter the password Fireport (this is case sensitive) and press the Enter key. Select the Boot Device option. Select the USB Key option and move it to the 1 position by using the + key. Save the BIOS settings and reboot the thin client. For RL, RLE, RLW, and RLEW Thin ClientsEnter the BIOS by pressing the Delete key. Enter the password Fireport (this is case sensitive) and press the Enter key. Select the Boot option. Select the USB Key option and move it to the 1 position by using the + key. Save the BIOS settings and reboot. For V90L and V90LE Thin ClientsEnter the BIOS by pressing the Delete key. Enter the password Fireport (this is case sensitive) and press the Enter key. Select the Advanced BIOS Features option. Set First Boot Device as [USB-ZIP]. Scroll down to select Hard Disk Boot Priority and press the Enter key. Select the USB Key option and move it to the 1 position by using the + key. Save the BIOS settings and reboot. For XL and XLe Thin ClientsEnter the BIOS by pressing the F2 key. Enter the password Fireport (this is case sensitive) and press the Enter key. Select the Boot Device option. Select the USB Key option and move it to the 1 position by using the + key. Save the BIOS settings and reboot the thin client.
5. Click Next to open the Select an Option dialog box. Figure 2 Configuration options - Copy or Update example
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6. Depending on how you want to configure the USB key, complete one of the following: Copy - Select the Configure a single USB key to Copy or Update firmware option, click Next, and then complete the procedures in "Configuring to Copy a Firmware Image." Update - Select the Configure a single USB key to Copy or Update firmware option, click Next, and then complete the procedures in "Configuring to Update a Firmware Image." Replicate - Select the Replicate an already configured USB key containing firmware to another USB key(s) option, click Next, and then complete the procedures in "Configuring to Replicate a Configured USB Key."
1. Select the OS option you want and select Copy Firmware. 2. Select as many of the following contents options that you want: OS Image - Configures the USB key to copy only the OS image BIOS - Configures the USB key to copy only the BIOS image CMOS - Configures the USB key to copy only the CMOS image
3. Click Next to open the Browse dialog box. 4. Click Next to open the Prepare the USB dialog box.
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Figure 4 Prepare USB drive for copy
5. Select the USB key onto which you want the configurations (you can use Refresh as needed to recognize an inserted USB key), and then click Next. Note The progress bar shows the task and status of the action being performed during the process. 6. After configuration, click Finish to close the wizard and then remove the USB key for use (after inserting the USB key into a supported Wyse thin client and booting the thin client, you will be prompted to continue with the copy process or to cancel the process and reboot the thin client). Caution To support the bootable USB key, you must be sure to configure the BIOS option for booting the thin client from the USB key before trying to use the key. For information on BIOS configuration, refer to "Configuring the BIOS to Boot from a USB Key."
1. Select the OS option you want and select Update Firmware. 2. Select as many of the following contents options that you want: OS Image - Configures the USB key to update only the OS image BIOS - Configures the USB key to update only the BIOS image CMOS - Configures the USB key to update only the CMOS image
3. Click Next to open the browse dialog box. Figure 6 Browse for update file
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4. Use Browse to locate and select the file you want to use for updating. Note You can select the .rsp file of I2D image or .i2d file directly or the Merlin image during configuration. If the I2D image is selected, it will be converted to the Merlin format automatically and the converted files copied to the USB key. If you already have a Merlin image, it can be selected directly by selecting the .rsp of the Merlin image. Merlin is a new image format that is available with WDM 4.7.0. 5. Click Next to open the Prepare the USB dialog box. Figure 7 Prepare USB drive for update
6. Select the USB key onto which you want the configurations (you can use Refresh as needed to recognize an inserted USB key), and then click Next. Note The progress bar shows the task and status of the action being performed during the process. If you selected the .rsp file of the I2D image format or .i2d file itself, it will convert and copy the converted files to the USB key, configure the USB key for updating images, and makes the USB key bootable. 7. After configuration, click Finish to close the wizard and then remove the USB key for use (after inserting the USB key into a supported Wyse thin client and booting the thin client, you will be prompted to continue with the update process or to cancel the process and reboot the thin client). Caution To support the bootable USB key, you must be sure to configure the BIOS option for booting the thin client from the USB key before trying to use the key. For information on BIOS configuration, refer to "Configuring the BIOS to Boot from a USB Key."
1. Select the source USB key (containing the configurations you want to copy to other USB keys) that you want to replicate (you can use Refresh as needed to recognize an inserted USB key), and then click Next. Note The progress bar shows the task and status of the copy action being performed during the process. 2. After the copy process is complete, the select target USB key dialog box opens. Figure 9 Select target USB key
3. Select the target USB key (to which you want the source USB key configurations copied) that you want (you can use Refresh as needed to recognize an inserted USB key), and then click Next. Note The progress bar shows the task and status of the copy action being performed during the process.
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4. After configuration, you can repeat step 3 as many times as you like, or click Finish to close the wizard and then remove the replicate USB key for use (after inserting the USB key into a supported Wyse thin client and booting the thin client, you will be prompted to continue with the copy/update process or to cancel the process and reboot the thin client). Caution To support the bootable USB key, you must be sure to configure the BIOS option for booting the thin client from the USB key before trying to use the key. For information on BIOS configuration, refer to "Configuring the BIOS to Boot from a USB Key."
Troubleshooting
This section contains general troubleshooting information.
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Wyse USB Firmware Tool wizard 4 Configuration options - Copy or Update example Copy firmware options 5 Prepare USB drive for copy 6 Update firmware options 7 Browse for update file 7 Prepare USB drive for update 8 Select source USB key 9 Select target USB key 9 4
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