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Dell™ OptiPlex™ FX160 Re-Imaging Guide
The Dell OptiPlex FX160 computer with an internal flash card hard drive is
preloaded with either a Microsoft
Linux Enterprise Thin Client (SLETC) operating system. However, when
system updates are released, or special configurations are required, the
internal FX160 flash card or hard drive can be re-imaged.
®
Windows® XP Embedded or SUSE®
Re-Imaging the FX160 Computer With Microsoft Windows
For the FX160 Windows XP Embedded operating system, updates are
provided on a bootable DVD. Booting the FX160 computer from the DVD
opens a utility that writes the FX160 flash card. Additional software, such as
drivers for a wireless card, are loaded separately.
The DVD update disk can be transferred to a bootable USB flash drive using a
Windows system with Microsoft Windows Automation Installation Kit
(WAIK) software. The update can then installed on the FX160 flash card
when booting the FX160 computer from the USB flash drive.
Re-Imaging an FX160 Computer With the Update DVD
CAUTION: Re-imaging your FX160 computer will erase all data from the hard
drive or flash card. Back up your system to an external device before re-imaging
your computer.
1
Power off the FX160 computer.
2
Attach an external USB DVD reader drive to the FX160 computer.
3
Power on the FX160 computer. When the BIOS window options list
appears (in the upper right-corner of the screen) press <F12> to access
the Boot Device menu.
4
In the Boot Device selection window, use the arrow keys to highlight the
DVD drive you attached.
5
Insert the bootable Windows update DVD into the DVD reader and press
Enter
. A Windows Preinstallation Environment (PE) system will initialize.
6
To save the current FX160 system image, click the
button and follow the prompts to write the system image to an external
device. When the capture operation completes, the imaging tool window
reappears.
Capture System Image
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NOTICE: By default, all existing files are erased and system images are installed
on the first available boot drive as configured in the BIOS System Boot Device
Priority. Back up your system to an external device before re-imaging your
computer
7
To install a new system image, click the
the browse window, select the system image to install, then click
8
When the installation completes, restart the system, booting from the
Install System Image
button. In
Install
.
drive that was imaged.
Re-Imaging an FX160 Computer With the a Bootable USB Flash Drive (UFD)
The FX160 computer can be re-imaged with a bootable Windows PE RAM
Disk on a UFD. This UFD is built manually.
Create a Bootable Windows UFD Device
CAUTION: Re-imaging your FX160 computer will erase all data from the hard
drive or flash card. Back up your system to an external device before re-imaging
your computer.
What you will need:
•A workstation computer with Microsoft Vista or Microsoft XP that
provides all tools and source files.
•Access to a computer running Windows Vista or a Windows PE session.
•A UFD device. The size of the UFD device must be at least 64MB larger
than your Windows PE image plus any additional files that you include.
•FX160 Windows update DVD.
Use the Copype.cmd script to create a bootable Windows PE RAM disk on
a UFD device. With Windows PE RAM a computer can be restarted for
deployment or recovery.
NOTE: Ensure that you have sufficient memory to support the size of your Windows
PE image and any additional applications.
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NOTE: For additional information about this procedure, see the Windows
Preinstallation Environment User Guide sections "Include a Custom Script in a
Windows PE Image" and "Walkthrough: Create a Custom Windows PE Image". This
information is part of the help system of the WAIK software.
1
Download and install the latest version of Microsoft WAIK software onto
the workstation computer.
NOTE:
2
NOTE: Opening the command prompt window automatically sets environment
3
The download file is very large (about 1GB)
Click
Start
, point to
AIK
, and then click
variables to point to all the necessary tools. By default, all tools are installed at
C:\Program Files\<version>\Tools, where <version> can be Windows OPK or
Windows AIK.
All Programs
, point to
Windows PE Tools Command Prompt
.
Windows OPK
or
Windows
.
At the command prompt, run the command:
copype.cmd x86 <dest>
where
<dest
> is a local directory for this procedure, such as
c:\winpe_x86
. This script creates the
<dest
> directory and copies in
all necessary files for the x86 architecture to the directory. In this example,
the following directories are created:
\winpe_x86
\winpe_x86\ISO
\winpe_x86\mount
4
At the command prompt, mount the base Windows PE image
(
Winpe.wim
) to the
\mount
directory by using
ImageX:
imagex /mountrw c:\winpe_x86\winpe.wim 1
c:\winpe_x86\mount
Copy the following files from the update DVD to the
NOTE: Image preparation, performed in the next step, is not required for the Dell
Image Deployment tool. Skipping this step allows future updates to be added to
your image by simply remounting
correct directories.
6
Prepare the image with the
boot.wim and copying the update files to the
peimg /prep
command. This command
removes non-installed packages from the image to reduce the size of the
final image:
peimg /prep c:\winpe_x86\mount\Windows
Commit the changes to the original image file (
7
ImageX /unmount
option with the
/commit
Winpe.wim
option:
) using the
imagex /unmount c:\winpe_x86\mount /commit
Replace the default
8
with your new customized image. The image must be called
CAUTION: When a UFD device is formatted, all files on the device are erased.
9
Prepare the UFD device. Use Diskpart to format the UFD with a Windows
Boot.wim
in the
\winpe_x86\ISO
directory
Boot.wim
Vista or Windows PE environment.
a
Within a Windows Vista operating system or Windows PE session,
insert your UFD device.
b
Format the entire UFD as a single FAT32 drive. The following
example assumes the UFD is
disk 1
. Open a command window and
enter the following:
diskpart
select disk 1
clean
create partition primary size=<size of device>
select partition 1
active
format fs=fat32
assign
exit
.
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10
On the workstation computer, copy the entire
\winpe_x86\ISO
directory to the UFD device. You can create the directory structure
manually, or use
\ISO
. If using
xcopy
xcopy
to replicate the entire structure and contents of
, enter:
xcopy c:\winpe_x86\iso\*.* /s /e /f f:\
where c is the letter of your technician computer hard disk and f is the
letter of the UFD device.
11
Remove the UFD device from the technician computer.
Re-Imaging Windows on the FX160 Computer With a UFD Device
CAUTION: Re-imaging your FX160 computer will erase all data from the hard
drive or flash card. Back up your system to an external device before re-imaging
your computer.
1
Power off the FX160 computer.
2
Plug the UFD device with the bootable Windows XP Embedded image
update into a USB port.
3
Power on the FX160 computer. When the BIOS window options list
appears (in the upper right-corner of the screen) press <F12> to access
the Boot Menu.
4
In the Boot Device selection window, use the arrow keys to highlight the
UFD device with the Windows XP Embedded image update, then press
<Enter
>
. When the Windows PE system is initialized, the Windows XP
Embedded imaging tool is launched.
5
To save the current FX160 system image, click the
Capture System Image
button and follow the prompts to save the system image to an external
device. When the capture operation completes, the imaging tool window
reappears.
CAUTION: By default, all existing files are erased and system images are
installed on the first available boot drive as configured in the BIOS System Boot
Device Priority. Back up your system to an external device before re-imaging your
computer.
6
To install a new system image, click the
the browse window, select the system image to install, then click
7
When the installation completes, restart the system, booting from the
Install System Image
button. In
Install
drive that was imaged.
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.
Re-Imaging the FX160 Computer With SUSE Linux Enterprise Thin Client
The FX160 computer can be re-imaged with an SLETC update using a
bootable USB flash drive built with the update CD and either a Linux or
Windows computer system. After the FX160 computer is booted to the USB
flash drive, the Thin Client Imaging utility is used to copy SLETC to the
FX160 flash card (hard drive). The minimum size for the USB flash drive is
512MB.
Create a Linux Bootable USB Flash Drive With Linux
The update CD provided includes these three files:
•Documentation (
•SLETC update file (
level of SLETC.
•Windows USB flash drive image installer (
Only the update file is needed to build the bootable USB flash drive.
CAUTION: This procedure formats the UFD device used to load the system image.
All files on the device are erased.
CAUTION: Some of the commands entered in this procedure are performed with
administrative privileges. Use extreme care to prevent typing errors, which could
result in serious damage to your Linux operating system.
1
On the Linux desktop, open a terminal window.
2
If not logged in as a "root" user, enter the command:
su -
*.pdf
*.raw
).
). The name of this file reflects the revision
USBDiskImageTool.exe
).
Mount the CD-ROM containing the SLETC update. Many Linux
3
distributions mount the CD automatically when it is loaded. For this
procedure, it is assumed that the CD is mounted as:
/media/Novell_SLETC_for_Dell
4
Insert a USB flash drive into a USB port.
5
Determine whether or not the USB flash drive is mounted:
a
Enter:
mount
b
Examine the output to determine if the USB flash drive is mounted.
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c
If the drive is mounted, unmount the drive:
umount </dev/DEVICENAME>
</dev/DEVICENAME> is the device name of the USB flash
where
drive.
6 Determine the device name of your USB flash drive:
a
If the USB flash drive was automatically mounted (and subsequently
unmounted), use the device name assigned by Linux in the steps
below.
b
If the USB flash drive was
not
previously mounted, generate a
log to show the newly connected devices.
Enter:
dmesg
dmesg
Examine the log messages to determine the device name for the
drive
.
7
Write the image from the CD-ROM to the USB flash drive:
When the write operation is complete, remove the USB flash drive from
), and
</dev/DEVICENAME>
.
is the device name
the Linux system and use it to re-image the FX160 computer (see
"Re-Imaging SLETC on an FX160 Computer With a USB Flash Drive" on
page 10).
Create a Linux Bootable USB Flash Drive With Windows
The update CD provided includes these three files:
•Documentation (
•SLETC update file (
*.pdf
*.raw
)
). The name of this file reflects the revision
level of SLETC.
•Windows USB flash drive image installer (
USBDiskImageTool.exe
USB flash
)
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To create the bootable USB flash drive with WIndows, use the program
USBDiskImageTool.exe
NOTE: The Windows operating system used to build the bootable USB flash drive
must include Microsoft .NET Framework v2.0 or later.
CAUTION: This procedure formats the USB flash drive used to load the system
image. All files on the drive are erased.
1
On a system running Windows XP or Windows Vista, insert the SLETC
to write the SLETC file to the
USB flash drive
update CD into a CD-ROM drive, and the USB flash drive into a USB
port.
2
Open an Explorer window that shows the contents of the update CD.
3
Find and open
USBDiskImageTool.exe
. If using Windows Vista, respond
appropriately to User Access Control messages to continue.
4
In the
USB Disk Image Tool
window, click the
Browse
button and select
the SLETC update file on the update CD.
5
In the field
Choose a USB device
, use the pull-down menu to select the
USB flash drive.
6
Click
Write Disk Image
and
Verify
... operations to complete fully before removing the USB flash
to initiate the write operation. Allow the
Write
drive.
7
When the message
Close
.
8
Remove the USB flash drive and the update CD from the Windows
Disk was imaged successfully
message appears, click
system.
:
...
Re-Imaging SLETC on an FX160 Computer With a USB Flash Drive
CAUTION: Re-imaging your FX160 computer will erase all data from the hard
drive or flash card. Back up your system to an external device before re-imaging
your computer.
1
Shut down the operating system and power off the computer.
2
Insert the bootable flash drive with the SLETC image into a USB port.
3
Power on the FX160 computer.
4
When the BIOS window options list appears (in the upper right-corner of
the screen) press
<
F12> to access the Boot Device menu.
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5
In the
Boot Device
selection window, use the arrow keys to highlight the
USB flash drive with the SLETC image, then press <Enter.>
6
Allow the SLETC operating system finish booting, then click the
Computer
a
b
7
In the
a
CAUTION: When the disk image is being written, do not perform other operations
with your computer.
b
button on the desktop. In the window that opens:
Click
More Applications
Click
Thin Client Image
Thin Client Image
Find the
Ta r g et
pull-down menu and select
Click and hold the
.
.
window:
Install Image
button for one second to initiate the
Hard Drive
.
write operation.
c
In the
Warning
Image Tool
d
When the write disk image operation completes, the
Image Tool
e
Close the
8
Shut down the computer.
9
Remove the bootable USB device from the computer.
10
Boot the system using the internal flash card.
window, click
window will open.
window closes.
Thin Client Imager
Erase and Install Image
window.
. A
Thin Client
Thin Client
Automated Deployment
The installed image in the FX160 computer includes a deployment server
agent that interacts with an Altiris Deployment Server, providing an
environment for the automated deployment of system updates including
system image, application software, BIOS updates and configuration, etc.
The FX160 computer includes a Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)
capable network interface. However, for improved security Dell advises that
systems setup for automated deployment are configured to use an
automation partition instead of PXE.
Documentation for Altiris software can be found at:
http://www.altiris.com/Support/Documentation.aspx
Your FX160 system is licensed to use the Altiris Deployment Server.
要安装新的系统映像,请单击 Install System Image
按钮。在浏览窗口中,选择要安装的系统映像,然后单击
计算机会打开一个公用程序,对
更新光盘转移至可引导
计算机时将升级光盘安装在
FX160
计算机进行重新映像会擦除硬盘或闪存卡中的所有数据。
FX160
计算机。
USB DVD
驱动器。
驱动器连接到
计算机。
访问 “
Boot Device Menu
(引导设备)选择窗口中,使用箭头键高亮显示所连接
Windows 升级 DVD 插入 DVD
Windows
FX160
系统映像,请单击 Capture System Image
操作系统,更新在可引导
自动安装工具包
计算机进行重新映像
BIOS
窗口选项列表出现后 (位于屏幕右上角),
预安装环境
计算机进行重新映像
FX160
(WAIK)
USB
闪存盘。然后,可以在从
FX160
FX160
计算机。
”(引导设备菜单)。
(PE)
系统。
软件的
闪存卡上。
驱动器中并按 Enter 键。
DVD
闪存卡进行写入。
Windows
(安装系统映像)
Install
中提供。从
系统
USB
闪
(捕获系
BIOS
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8
安装完成后,重新启动系统,从已映像的驱动器中进行引导。
使用可引导
可在
UFD
映像。要手动安装该
创建可引导
警告:
因此,在进行计算机重新映像之前要先将系统备份到外部设备。
闪存盘
USB
(UFD) 对 FX160
上使用可引导
UFD
Windows UFD
对
计算机进行重新映像会擦除硬盘或闪存卡中的所有数据。
FX160
计算机进行重新映像
Windows PE RAM
。
设备
磁盘对
FX160
计算机进行重新
您需要:
•
装有
Microsoft Vista 或 Microsoft XP
系统的工作站计算机,可提供所有
工具和源文件。
•
对运行
Windows Vista 或 Windows PE
•
一台
UFD
设备。
UFD
设备的容量必须至少比您的
您拥有的任何其它文件的大小之和大
•FX160 Windows 更新 DVD
使用
Copype.cmd 脚本在
有了
Windows PE RAM
注: 请确保您有足够的内存来支持 Windows PE 映像及任何其它应用程序。
注:
有关此过程的其它信息,请参阅 《Windows 预安装环境用户指南》中
的“Include a Custom Script in a Windows PE Image”( 在 Windows PE 映像中
包含自定义脚本)和 “Walkthrough: Create a Custom Windows PE Image”( 漫
游:创建自定义 Windows PE 映像)两节。这些信息包含在 WAIK 软件的帮助
系统中。
1
下载最新版本的
注:
下载文件很大 (约
2
单击 Start
OPK
(
Windows PE
注: 打开命令提示符窗口会自动将环境变量设置为指向所有必要工具。在
默认情况下,所有工具都安装在 C:\Program Files\<version>\Tools 中,其中
<version> 可以是 Windows OPK 也可以是 Windows AIK。