Wyse R Class Conversion to WES7 manual

Inst allation Guide Wyse ® R Class Conversion to WES7 Wyse ® USB Firmware T ool TM Release 1.10 Issue: 102910 PN: 883887-18L Rev . B[...]

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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 and RAM 3 Requirements 3 Procedures 4 What’s Next 6 3 Inst a lling WES7 Firmw are 7 Requirements 7 Procedures 7 T roubleshootin g 13 USB Keys - T roubleshooting Boot Issu[...]

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1 Introduction This guide provides ste p-by-step in structions to c onvert R90L thin clients from XPe to WES7. Caution WES7 firmware requires R class thin clients to h ave a minimum of 4 GB fla sh and 2 GB RAM. Tip After conv erting your thin clie nts, obtain a ny available firmwar e update a t http://www .wyse.com/serviceands upport/support/downlo[...]

2 Chapter 1 The Conversion Sof tware Assembly DVD-ROM conta ins: • A PDF of this Reference Guide • Wyse USB Firmware T ool Release 1.10 • R Class WES7 Conversion Ima ge folder contain ing the following files: · bios.img · cmos.img · commandsXml.xml · CRC.Txt · initrd.pxe · mbr .img · par 1. im g · vmlinuz Overview T o convert your R c[...]

2 Inst alling R90L Thin Client Flash and RAM This chapter cont ains information for users of Wyse R90L thin client s who must install new flash and RAM. If you are inst alling firmware only , you can sk ip this chapte r and proceed to"Installing WES7 Firmware." Requirement s • Small Phillips screwdriver • Needle-nose pliers • (Optio[...]

4 Chapter 2 Procedures S tep 1: Remove the R90L Thin Client Left 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 but[...]

Installing R90L Thin Client Flash and RAM 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 fo llowed to avoid ESD. Before you remove or inst all a module, touch an y metal p art of the chassis and keep that contact with the[...]

6 Chapter 2 S tep 3: Install the R90L RAM Module Wa r n i n g RAM modules may be susceptible to damage by Electro-S t atic Discharge (ESD). All industry-st andard cautions should be fo llowed to avoid ESD. Before you remove or inst all a module, touch an y metal p art of the chassis and keep that contact with the chassis during the in stallation pr[...]

3 Inst alling WES7 Firmware This chapter include s the requirement s and procedures you nee d to install and use Wyse ® USB Firmware T ool TM to update your thin c lient to WE S7 firmware. Requirement s • Windows XP Professional SP3 or Windows 2003 Server • USB key size should b e 4 GB or la rger (up to 16 GB tested—see "USB Keys - T ro[...]

8 Chapter 3 S tep 3: Use Wyse USB Firmware T ool to Config ure a Single USB Key to Inst all Firmware 1. Double-click the shortcu t to run the tool an d open the Wyse USB Firmware T o ol wizard (the welcome p age provides the p roduct version and descriptio n, and a link to view the Wyse end user license agreemen t). Figure 7 Wyse USB Firmware T ool[...]

Installing WES7 Firmware 9 4. Select the Windows Embedded S t andard 7 OS type o ption. 5. Select the Up date Firmware operation to perform optio n. Tip Although the Preserve dat a p artition check box is automatica lly selected to preserve any existing dat a p artition, y ou can clear the check box if you want to remove the existing da ta in the d[...]

10 Chapter 3 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 pr ogress bar s show the ov erall prog ress and task pr ogress. 12. After configuration , click Finish to close the wizard and then remove the configure[...]

Installing WES7 Firmware 11 S tep 5: V erifying Thin Client Operation After the thin client reboo ts, you can ver ify the Ve r s i o n and that your general client information is cor rect. Figure 13 Client Info rmation (blank exa mple) 1. On the General t ab of the Client Information window ( Star t > All Programs > Wyse Client Information ),[...]

12 Chapter 3 S tep 6: Attach a Wyse Conversion Label and Microso ft 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 atta ched to each thin client as shown in Figure 14. Be sure you have purchased the amount of labels you need. Caution Failure to inst [...]

Installing WES7 Firmware 13 T roubleshooting This section contains ge neral troubleshooting information . USB Keys - T roubleshoot ing Boot Issues Due to differ ent manufacturing proce sses 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 proble ms booting from a configured [...]

Inst allation Guide Wys e ® R Class Conversion to WES7 Issue: 1029 10 Written and publishe d by: Wyse T echnology Inc., October 2010 Created using FrameMake r ® and Acrobat ®[...]