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Dell OptiPlex VDI Blaster Edition Manual

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Dell OptiPlex
FX130 and FX170
Re-Imaging Guide

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  • Page 1 Dell OptiPlex FX130 and FX170 Re-Imaging Guide...
  • Page 2 Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell™, the DELL logo, and OptiPlex™ are trademarks of Dell Inc. Devon IT, the Devon IT logo, Devon IT Echo™ Thin Client Management Software, and VDI Blaster™...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents How to Write Disk Images to Dell OptiPlex FX130 and FX170Thin Clients ................4 Step 1: Creating the Re-Imaging Utility on a USB Flash Drive or CD/DVD....................4 Step 2: Retrieving the Disk Images ............5 Step 3: Using the Re-Imaging Utility to Write the Disk Image to the Thin Client ....................

  • Page 4: How To Write Disk Images To Dell Optiplex Fx130 And Fx170Thin Clients

    Thin Clients This document describes how to create a re-imaged utility on a USB Flash drive or CD/DVD and use it to write a disk image to your Dell OptiPlex FX130 and FX170 thin clients. The following hardware is required:...

  • Page 5: Step 2: Retrieving The Disk Images

    Step 2: Retrieving the Disk Images Visit support.dell.com to locate and download the latest operating system image to re-image your OptiPlex FX130 or FX170 thin clients. The OS disk images can be found on the product support pages. The IT Re-Imaging Utility offers three ways to write the disk image. The first option is to copy the disk image to a USB Flash drive or a rewriteable CD/DVD.

  • Page 6: Step 3: Using The Re-Imaging Utility To Write The Disk Image To The Thin Client

    Select the option named Hard Disk (or the name of your flash drive) and press <Enter>. Select the second option called USB-HDD0 and press <Enter>. You will see a menu with an option called Default selected. Dell OptiPlex FX130 and FX170 Re-Imaging Guide...
  • Page 7 Press <Enter> or wait 10 seconds to continue. A splash screen will appear and a blue progress bar will display as the re-imaging utility begins to load. After the bootup is complete the Devon IT Re-Imaging Utility Dell Edition Main Menu is displayed. Dell OptiPlex FX130 and FX170 Re-Imaging Guide...
  • Page 8 If you copied your disk image to an NFS mounted directory, then select <2> and press <Enter>. If you copied your disk image to Windows Network drive, then select <3> and press <Enter>. Dell OptiPlex FX130 and FX170 Re-Imaging Guide...
  • Page 9 Press <Enter> to flash the terminal with the selected image. The message Writing image to disk is displayed, along with a progress bar showing the current status of the reimaging process. Do not turn off your thin client at this time. Dell OptiPlex FX130 and FX170 Re-Imaging Guide...
  • Page 10 If you use a Windows Share, then you are prompted to enter the domain name. Once a connection has been established, a list of available disk images found on the network drive is displayed. Dell OptiPlex FX130 and FX170 Re-Imaging Guide...
  • Page 11 Press <Enter> to flash the terminal with the selected image. The message Writing image to disk is displayed, along with a progress bar showing the current status of the reimaging process. Do not turn off your thin client during this time. Dell OptiPlex FX130 and FX170 Re-Imaging Guide...

  • Page 12: Final Steps

    Re-Imaging Utility. When the boot menu appears, select the named hard disk or flash drive containing the Re-Imaging Utility and press <Enter>. Once the boot up is complete the Devon IT Re-Imaging Utility Dell Edition Main Menu is displayed. Dell OptiPlex FX130 and FX170 Re-Imaging Guide...

  • Page 13: Updating The Re-Imaging Utility To Update A Bios On The Thin Client

    Re-Imaging Utility and press <Enter>. Once the boot up is complete the Devon IT Re-Imaging Utility Dell Edition Main Menu is displayed. Use the arrow keys to select <15> Write BIOS Image and press <Enter>.
  • Page 14 Re-Imaging Utility and press <Enter>. Once the boot up is complete the Devon IT Re-Imaging Utility Dell Edition Main Menu is displayed. Use the arrow keys to select <14> Backup BIOS Image and press <Enter>.

  • Page 15: Other Uses Of The Re-Imaging Utility

    Re-Imaging Utility and press <Enter>. Once the boot up is complete the Devon IT Re-Imaging Utility Dell Edition Main Menu is displayed. Use the arrow keys to select <15> Run Factory Reset and press <Enter>.
  • Page 16 Re-Imaging Utility. When the boot menu appears, select the named hard disk or flash drive containing the Re-Imaging Utility and press <Enter>. Once the boot up is complete the Devon IT Re-Imaging Utility Dell Edition Main Menu is displayed. Use the arrow keys to select <9> Get System Information and press <Enter>.
  • Page 17 Re-Imaging Utility and press <Enter>. Once the boot up is complete the Devon IT Re-Imaging Utility Dell Edition Main Menu is displayed. Use the arrow keys to select <13> Zero the DOM and press <Enter>.

  • Page 18: Getting Help

    Dell product catalog. Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell for sales, technical support, or customer service issues: Visit support.dell.com.

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