Dell Thin Client Solutions Re-Image Guide

Dell OptiPlex
FX130 and FX170
Re-Imaging Guide

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

NOTE:

A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your

computer.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data
if instructions are not followed.

WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal
injury, or death.

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Contents

How to Write Disk Images to Dell OptiPlex FX130 and

FX170 Thin Clients ............................................................................ 4

Step 1: Creating the Re-Imaging Utility on a USB Flash Drive ..................4

Step 2: Retrieving the Disk Images ...........................................................8

Step 3: Using the Re-Imaging Utility to Write the Disk Image to the

Thin Client ................................................................................................9

Final Steps ............................................................................................. 15

Using the Re-Imaging Utility to Clone the Disk Images ........................... 15

Using the Re-Imaging Utility to Update BIOS on the Thin Client ............. 16

Other Uses of the Re-Imaging Utility ...................................................... 18

Getting Help ......................................................................................21

Contacting Dell ....................................................................................... 21

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How to Write Disk Images to

NOTE:

The same Devon IT Re-Imaging Utility Dell Edition tool is used to download

Devon IT (DeTOS) Dell Edition, (WES2009), or WES7 Operating Systems.

Dell OptiPlex FX130 and FX170
Thin Clients

This document describes how to create a re-imaged utility on a USB Flash
drive and use it to write a disk image to your Dell OptiPlex FX130 and FX170
thin clients.

The following hardware is required:



Windows or Linux system with access to the Internet



USB Flash drive with at least 4 GB of storage



Dell OptiPlex FX130 or FX170 thin client

Step 1: Creating the Re-Imaging Utility on a
USB Flash Drive

The re-imaging utility is distributed as an EXE executable file. This
executable can be used to create a bootable USB key.

To download the Devon IT Re-Imaging Utility Dell Edition EX E, visit

support.dell.com

and navigate to the OptiPlex FX130 or FX170 pages.

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Once the EXE file has been downloaded, follow these steps to create
your bootable USB key:

1. Run the executable as an administrator.

2. In the

User Account Control

dialog box, select

Yes

.

3. Click

I Agree

in the EULA screen to continue.

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CAUTION: Selecting Show All Drives will populate the list with every available drive,
including the C:\ drive. Be certain you are selecting the desired drive before continuing.

4. Select the drive letter of your USB key from the dropdown
menu. If the desired drive does not appear in the dropdown,
click in the box next to

Show All Drives

.

5. If you want to format the drive, click the checkbox titled

Format

6. Select

. This will erase everything else from your key.

Create

.

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7. A dialog box will appear to confirm the changes you are
making. If all the information is correct, click

No

will cancel the operation.

8. After the action is carried out, select

Close

.

Yes

. Clicking

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