How to Enable or Disable USB Boot Support for a Dell OptiPlex 3000 Thin Client

Summary: This article provides instructions to enable or disable USB boot support for OptiPlex 3000 thin clients.

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Instructions

Note:
  • Ensure that the thin client is running the latest BIOS. Contact technical support if you have any issues. For more information about how to update the BIOS, reference the Upgrade BIOS section of the Dell ThinOS 2306 and 2303 Administrator’s Guide from Support for OptiPlex 3000 Thin Client Documentation.
  • The process to enable or disable USB boot support for other Dell thin clients may differ. For more information about enabling and disabling USB boot support for Wyse thin clients, reference How to Enable or Disable USB Boot Support in the Wyse BIOS.

An administrator may either Enable or Disable USB boot support for an OptiPlex 3000 from the one-time boot settings. For more information, select Enable or Disable.

Enable

  1. Turn on the OptiPlex 3000 thin client and then press F12 when prompted to access the one-time boot settings.
  2. Select BIOS SETUP.
    BIOS SETUP
  3. Click Admin Password UNLOCK.
    Admin Password UNLOCK
  4. Populate the BIOS administrative Password and then click OK.
    Entering Password and the OK button
    Note: The default BIOS administrative password is Fireport. The BIOS administrative password in your environment may differ.
  5. Click Integrated Devices.
    Integrated Devices
  6. Verify that the Enable USB Boot Support is selected.
    Enable USB Boot Support option
  7. Select APPLY CHANGES.
  8. Click EXIT in the lower right corner.
    EXIT button
  9. To boot a bootable USB, turn on the OptiPlex 3000 thin client and then press F12 when prompted to access the one-time boot settings. Select the bootable USB device to boot.

Disable

  1. Turn on the OptiPlex 3000 thin client and then press F12 when prompted to access the one-time boot settings.
  2. Select BIOS SETUP.
    BIOS SETUP
  3. Click Admin Password UNLOCK.
    Admin Password UNLOCK
  4. Populate the BIOS administrative Password and then select OK.
    Enter Password and the OK button
    Note: The default BIOS administrative password is Fireport. The BIOS administrative password in your environment may differ.
  5. Click Integrated Devices.
    Integrated Devices
  6. Verify that the Enable USB Boot Support selection is cleared.
    Verifying that Enable USB Boot Support is cleared
  7. Select APPLY CHANGES.
  8. Select EXIT.
    EXIT button

Affected Products

OptiPlex 3000 Thin Client
Article Properties
Article Number: 000216658
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 06 Oct 2025
Version:  2
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