Wyse X Class Conversion to WES7 manual

Inst allation Guide Wyse ® X Class Conversion to WES7 Wyse ® USB Firmware T ool TM Release 1.10 Issue: 102910 PN: 883887-19L 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 X90cw Mobile Thin Client Flash and RAM 3 Requirements 3 Procedures 3 What’s Next 6 3 Inst a lling WES7 Firmw are 7 Requirements 7 Procedures 7 T roubleshootin g 13 USB Keys - T roubleshooting B[...]

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1 Introduction This guide provides ste p-by-step in structions to convert X90cw mob ile thin clients from WES2009 to WES7. Caution WES7 firmware r equires X clas s mobile thin clients to have a min imum of 4 GB flash and 2 GB RAM. Tip After converting yo ur mobile thin clients, o btain any available firmwa re update a t http://www . wyse.com/servic[...]

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 • X Class WES7 Conver sion Image folder containing 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 X cl[...]

2 Inst alling X90cw Mobile Thin Client Flash and RAM This chapte r contains inform ation for u sers of Wyse X90cw mobile thin clients who must install new flash and RAM. If you are installi ng firmware only , you can skip this chapter and proceed to"Installing WES7 Firmware." Requirement s • Small Phillips screwdriver • (Optional) Con[...]

4 Chapter 2 Figure 2 Removing the flash cover screws 5. Lift the flash cover to remove it and expos e the flash mo dule as sho wn in Figur e 3. Notice that the front of mobile the thin client is positioned at the bottom of the photo. Wa r n i n g Flash modules may be susceptible to da mage by Electro-S tatic Discharge (ESD). All industry-st andard [...]

Installing X90cw Mobile Th in Client Flash and RAM 5 9. Remove the screw from the RAM cover usin g a small Phillips Screwdriver as shown in Figure 4. Figure 4 Removing the RAM cover screw 10. Lift the RAM cov er to remo ve it and ex po se the RAM module as shown in Figure 5. Notice that the front of mobile the thin client is positioned at the botto[...]

6 Chapter 2 12. Install the new RAM module in the revers e order of removing the original RAM modu le. Carefully press down on the RA M module until its retaining clip s lock it into place. 13. Replace the RAM cover in the reverse order as described in step s 10 and 9. Caution Do not turn on the mobile thin client. The mobile thin c lient is ready [...]

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 mobile thin client to WES7 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 -[...]

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 Mobile Thin Client Operation After the mob ile thin client reboots, yo u can verify 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 [...]

12 Chapter 3 S tep 6: Attach a Wyse Conversion Label and Microso ft License Label on Each Converted Mobile Thin Client The conversion kit is suppl ied with Wyse Conversion Labels and Microsof t License Labels that must be atta ched to each mobile th in client as shown in Figures 14 and 15. Be sure you have purchased the am ount of labels you need. [...]

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