Wyse WES2009 2GF manual

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    Reference Guide Wyse ® R Class Conversion, XPe to WES2009 Wyse ® USB Firmware T ool TM Release 1.10 Issue: 102910 PN: 883887-16L Rev . C[...]

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    Copyright Notices © 2010, Wyse T echnology Inc. All rights reserved. This manual and the software and firmware described in it are copyrighted. Y ou may not reproduce, 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, ch[...]

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    Content s 1 Introduction 1 Kit Contents 1 Overview 2 Wyse T echnical Support 2 Related Document ation and Services 2 Wyse Online Community 2 2 Inst alling R90L Thin Client Flash 3 Requirements 3 Procedures 4 What’s Next 5 3 Inst alling R90LE Thin Client Flash 7 Requirements 7 Procedures 8 What’s Next 10 4 Inst alling WES2009 Firmware 11 Require[...]

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    1 Introduction This guide pro vides step-b y-st ep instructions to convert R90L and R90LE thin client s from XPe to WES2009. Caution WES2009 firmware requires R class thin client s to have a minimum of 2GB flash. Note After conv erting your thin clie nts, ob tain any a vailable firmware update at http://www .wyse.com/serviceands upport/support/down[...]

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    2 Chapter 1 The Conversion Sof tware Assembly DV D-ROM conta ins: • A PDF of this Reference Guide • Wyse USB Firmware T ool Release 1.10 • R Class WES Conversion Image folder cont aining the following files: · bios.img · cmos.img · commandsXml.xml · par 1. im g · initrd.pxe · mbr .img · vmlinuz Overview T o convert your R class thin cl[...]

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    2 Inst alling R90L Thin Client Flash This chapter cont ains information for users of Wyse R90L thin client s who must install new flash. If you are installing firmw are only , you can skip this ch apter and proc eed to"Installing WES2009 Firmware." Requirement s • Small Phillips screwdriver • Needle-nose pliers • (Optional) Cont ain[...]

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    4 Chapter 2 Procedures S tep 1: Remove the R90L Thin Client Lef t Side Cover Caution Follow all precautions listed in the Quick- S tart Guide that came with your thin client for disconne cting and reconnecting the thin client. 1. Perform a proper shut down of the thin cli ent by closing all files and ending your session, and then press the power bu[...]

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    Installing R90L Thin Client Flash 5 S tep 2: Install the R90L Flash Module 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 metal p art of the chassis and keep that contact with the chassis d[...]

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    6 Chapter 2 This page intentionally blank.[...]

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    3 Inst alling R90LE Thin Client Flash This chapte r contains inform ation for user s of Wyse R90LE thin clie nts who must inst all new flash. If you are installing firm ware only , you can skip this chapter and proceed to"Installing WES2 009 Firmware." Requirement s • Small Phillips screwdriver • Needle-nose pliers • (Optional) Cont[...]

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    8 Chapter 3 Procedures S tep 1: Remove the R90LE Thin Client Lef t Side Cover Caution Follow all precautions listed in the Quick- S tart Guide that came with your thin client for disconne cting and reconnecting the thin client. 1. Perform a proper shut down of the thin cli ent by closing all files and ending your session, and then press the power b[...]

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    Installing R90LE Thin Client Flash 9 S tep 2: Install the R90LE Flash Module 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 metal p art of the chassis and keep that contact with the chassis[...]

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    10 Chapter 3 Figure 8 Removing the existing f lash module 3. Install the new flash module in th e reverse order of removing the original flash module. Carefully press the flash module onto the st an dof f lock and connector , making sure to lock it into place. 4. Reinstall the PCI-e riser card in the reverse order of removi ng it. S tep 3: Reassemb[...]

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    4 Inst alling WES2009 Firmware This chapter include s the requirements and procedures you nee d to install and use Wyse ® USB Firmware T ool TM to update your thin client to WE S2009 firmware. Requirement s • Windows XP Professional SP3 or Windows 2003 Server • USB key size should be 4 GB or grea ter (up to 16 GB tested— see "USB Keys -[...]

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    12 Chapter 4 S tep 3: Use Wyse USB Firmware T ool to Configure a Single USB Key to Convert Firmware 1. Double-click the shortcu t to run the tool an d open the Wyse USB Firmware T ool wizar d (the welcome p age provides the product version and descriptio n, and a link to view the Wyse end user license agreemen t). Figure 10 Wyse USB Fir mware T ool[...]

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    Installing WES2 009 Firmware 13 4. Select the Windows Embedded St andard OS type option. 5. Select the Up date Firmware operation to perform option. Note Although the Preserve dat a partition check box is automatically selected to preserve any existing dat a partition, y ou can clear the check box if you want to remove the existing da ta in the dat[...]

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    14 Chapter 4 Figure 15 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 pr ogress bar s show the Overall Progr ess and task progress. 12. After configuration , click Finish to close the wiza rd and then remove the configured[...]

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    Installing WES2 009 Firmware 15 S tep 5: V erifying Thin Client Operation After the thin client reboo ts, you can veri fy that the general client information is correct. Figure 16 Client Information 1. On the General t ab of the Client Information window ( Star t > All Programs > Wyse Client Information ), verify the following: • Product Na[...]

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    16 Chapter 4 S tep 6: Atta ch a Wyse Co nversion Label and Microsof t License Label on Each Converted Thin Client The conversion kit is suppl ied with Wyse Conversion Labels and Microsof t License Labels that must be att ached to each thin client as shown in Figure s 17 and 18. Be sure you have purchased the amount of labels you need. Caution Failu[...]

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    Installing WES2 009 Firmware 17 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 of them), not all brands have been tested with the Wyse USB Firmware T ool. If you experience problems booting from a configured[...]

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    Reference Guide Wys e ® R Class Conversion, XPe to WES2009 Issue: 1029 10 Written and publishe d by: Wyse T echnology Inc., October 2010 Created using FrameMake r ® and Acrobat ®[...]