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    Inst allation Guide Wyse ® Z Class Conversion to WES7 Wyse ® USB Firmware T ool TM Release 1.16 Products: Z50, Z90DW , Z90SW Issue: 051 1 12 PN: 883887-31L Rev . A[...]

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    Copyright Notices © 2012, Wyse T echnology Inc. All rights reserved. This manual and the software and firmware described in it are copyrighted. Y ou may not rep roduce, transmit, transcribe, store in a retrieval system, or translate into any language or compute r language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnet ic, optica l, c[...]

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    Content s 1 Introduction 1 Kit Contents 1 Kit W arranty 2 Overview 2 Wyse T echnical Support 2 Related Document ation and Services 2 Wyse Online Community 2 2 Inst alling Z Class Flash 3 Requirements 3 Procedures 3 What’s Next 6 3 Inst al ling WES7 Firmware 7 Requirements 7 Procedures 8 T roubleshooting 14 USB Keys - T roubleshooting Boot Issues [...]

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    1 Introduction This guide provides step-by-step instructions to use Wyse® USB Firm ware T ool to convert the following Wyse Z class thin clients to WES7: •Z 5 0 •Z 9 0 D W •Z 9 0 S W Caution WES7 firmware requires Z class thin clients to ha ve a minimum of 4 GB flash and 2 GB RAM. Tip After conv erting your thin clie nts, obt ain any availab[...]

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    2 Chapter 1 The Conversion Sof tware Assembly DVD-ROM contai ns: • A PDF of this Reference Guide • Wyse USB Firmware T ool Release 1.16 • Z90D_S 4GB_8GB WES7 Conversion Image folder cont aining the following files: · bios. img · commandsXml. xml · initrd.pxe · mbr .img · pa r1 . im g · vmlinuz Kit W arranty The warranty on the hardware [...]

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    2 Inst alling Z Class Flash This chapte r contains inform ation for u sers of Wyse Z class thin c lients who must install new flash. If you are installing firm ware only , you can skip this chapter and pr oceed to "Installing WES7 Firmware." Requirement s • Small Phillips screwdriver Wa r n i n g Flash modules may be susceptible to da m[...]

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    4 Chapter 2 Figure 2 Removing the cover screws 4. Place your thumbs on the top surface abo ve where th e end screws were removed . With a continuous motion, push firmly dow nward and towards th e back panel (pushing down unlatches the hooks under the cover). The cover will shif t approximate 1/4 inch to hang over the back panel, as shown in Figure [...]

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    Installing Z Class Flash 5 Figure 4 Removing the cover 6. Remove the cover to expose the fla sh module, as shown in Figure 5. Wa r n i n g Flash modules may be susceptible to da mage by Electro-S tatic Discharge (ESD). All industry-st andard cautions should be followed to avoid ESD. Before you remove or inst all a module, touch any me tal pa rt of [...]

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    6 Chapter 2 9. (a) Align the cover screw tabs with screw holes an d press downward; (b) slide cover toward the front of the thin client, as shown in Figure 6. Figure 6 Reatt achin g the cover 10. , Attach the screws in the reverse or der as d escribed in s tep 3. 11 . Connect the power co rd and power adapter , attach any other cables to the thin c[...]

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    3 Inst alling WES7 Firmware This chapter include s the requirements and procedures you need to inst all and use Wyse ® USB Firmware T ool TM to update your thin c lient to WE S7 firmware. Tip The purpose of the Wyse USB Fir mware T ool is to configure a boot able USB key for device firmware. In the following procedures, you will create a configure[...]

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    8 Chapter 3 Procedures IMPORT ANT : Complete the following procedur es as an administrator (administrator privileges are re quired). S tep 1: Copy the Z90D_S 4GB_8GB WES7 Conv ersion Image Fo lder (on the DVD-ROM) to Y our Local Hard Drive Navigate to the Z90D_S 4GB_8GB WES7 Conversion Image folder (cont ained on the Conversion Software Assembly DV[...]

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    Installing WES7 Firmware 9 2. Click Next to open the Select an Op tion dialog box. Figure 8 Configuration o ptions 3. Select the Configure the USB key t o Copy/Pull or to Up date/Push firmwa re option, and then click Next to open the Select the Configuration dialog bo x. Figure 9 Up date firmwar e options - Wind ows Embedded St andard 7 4. Select t[...]

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    10 Chapter 3 Figure 10 Browse for image file 8. Click Browse . Figure 1 1 Browse to select commandsXml.xml 9. Navigate t o the Z90D_S 4GB_8GB WES7 Conversion Image folder ( on your hard drive ) that contains the commandsXml.xml file (this is the location you selected in "S tep 1: Copy the Z90D_S 4GB_8GB WES7 Conversion Image Folder (on the DVD[...]

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    Installing WES7 Firmware 11 Figure 12 Prep are USB drive 11 . Select the USB key onto which you want the configurations (you can use Refresh as needed to recogn ize an inserted USB key), and then click Next . The progress b ars show the ov erall (for matting and configurat ion) progr ess and task prog ress. Caution DO NOT interrupt the formattin g [...]

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    12 Chapter 3 Tip Y ou can use the configured USB key to push the firmware onto as many targe t devices as you want (repeat "S tep 4: Use the Configured USB Key to Install Firmware on Each Thin Client"). S tep 5: V erifying Thin Client Operation After the thin client displays the WES7 desktop, you can verify the Ve r s i o n and that your [...]

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    Installing WES7 Firmware 13 Figure 13 Placement of Wyse Con version Label (blank e xample) Figure 14 Placement of Microsof t License Lab el (blank example) S tep 7: Obtain a Firmware Update After conv erting your thin clie nts, obt ain any availab le firmware upda te at http://www .wyse.com/serviceands upport/support/downloads.asp . Wa r n i n g Us[...]

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    14 Chapter 3 T roubleshooting This section contains ge neral troubleshooting information. USB Keys - T roubleshoot ing Boot Issues Due to differ ent manufacturing processes on U SB keys (and the variety o f them), not all brands have been tested with the Wyse USB Firmware T ool. If you experience pr oblems booting from a configured USB key , it is [...]

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    Inst allation Guide Wys e ® Z Class Conversion to WES7 Issue: 051 1 12 Written and publishe d by: Wyse T echnology Inc., May 2012 Created using FrameMake r ® and Acrobat ®[...]