Run the .exe file on the device to be used to create the USB drive.
The Dell OS Recovery Tool Application installer opens.
Click INSTALL.
After the installation is complete, open Dell OS Recovery Tool.
Select SWITCH TO ADVANCED RECOVERY displayed at the
bottom of the tool.
Figure 1. Dell OS Recovery
Tool
In Select an OS image, browse to the ISO file that you
downloaded on the device, and click NEXT.
Figure 2. Upload the ISO
file
NOTE:Do not select from the
pre-populated OS list. Doing so disables the ISO upload option.
NOTE:Certain special USB drives
do not support ThinOS ISO image by default. You can change the
Partition Style and reconfigure the operating
system. You can either select the partition as GPT or MBR and proceed
further.
Select the USB drive that you want to format from the USB drive
dropdown.
Check the I understand that the selected drive will be reformatted
and existing data will be deleted box.
Click BURN OS.
Figure 3. Burn OS. Burn OS
Remove the USB drive and connect it to the device that is powered off, on
which you plan to install ThinOS. After connecting the USB drive, turn on the
device.
NOTE:Once the burn OS process is
completed, the build is stored in the USB drive. After the USB drive is
removed, Dell OS Recovery Tool goes back to the screen that is displayed in
Step 5.
Power on the device and during bootup, click F2.
The device BIOS page opens.
If prompted for a BIOS password, enter the default password:
Fireport (case-sensitive), and click
OK.
Figure 4. Unlock BIOS
Screen
NOTE:The password is case
sensitive and after unlocking successfully, the Admin
Unlock dialog box closes.
Go to the Integrated Devices section in BIOS
Setup.
Select the Enable USB Boot Support checkbox.
Figure 5. Enable USB Boot
Support
Go to the Security section in BIOS
Setup.
Enable the Start Data Wipe setting under
Data Wipe on Next Boot.
Figure 6. Data Wipe
Screen A Data Wipe dialog box is displayed to confirm the
change.
Click OK to continue the data wipe process.
Figure 7. Data Wipe Screen
(Select OK)
NOTE:You are prompted again to
cancel or continue the process.
Click No.
Scroll down and enable the Clear setting in the
Security section to clear the user information. A
Clear TPM dialog box is displayed to confirm the
change.
Figure 8. Clear TPM
Click Yes.
Exit BIOS Settings. If prompted, select Yes to save the
changes.
The Dell Security Manager dialog box is
displayed. Figure 9. Dell Security Manager
Screen (Select continue)
NOTE:Do not select from the pre-populated OS list. Doing so disables the ISO upload option.NOTE:Certain special USB drives do not support ThinOS ISO image by default. You can change the Partition Style and reconfigure the operating system. You can either select the partition as GPT or MBR and proceed further.
NOTE:The password is case sensitive and after unlocking successfully, the Admin Unlock dialog box closes.
NOTE:You are prompted again to cancel or continue the process.
