Dell ThinOS Installation and ThinOS Activation License User Guide

Install ThinOS from USB drive using Dell OS Recovery Tool

1. Download Dell OS Recovery Tool.
2. Run the .exe file on the device to be used to create the USB drive.
   The Dell OS Recovery Tool Application installer opens.
3. Click INSTALL.
4. After the installation is complete, open Dell OS Recovery Tool.
5. Select SWITCH TO ADVANCED RECOVERY displayed at the bottom of the tool.

   

6. In Select an OS image, browse to the ISO file that you downloaded in the Download ThinOS ISO image section and click NEXT.

   

   NOTE:Do not choose any option under Select from available OS images. If either option is selected, you cannot go forward to the next step.
   NOTE:Some special USB drives do not support ThinOS ISO image by default. You can change the Partition Style and burn the operating system again.
7. Select the USB drive that you want to format from the USB drive dropdown.
8. Check the I understand that the selected drive will be reformatted and existing data will be deleted box.
9. Click BURN OS.

   

10. 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:After the USB drive is removed, Dell OS Recovery Tool goes back to the screen that is displayed in Step 5.
11. Press F12 at boot up until you see the Dell logo and Preparing one-time boot menu... displayed at the top, right corner.
    The boot menu opens.
12. In the boot menu, select the USB drive from the UEFI Boot Devices list.

    

    NOTE:If you are unable to select the USB drive, ensure that the Enable USB Boot Support option is enabled in the BIOS.
13. Enter the BIOS password if prompted. The default password for most Dell thin clients is Fireport.
    The thin client boots and a warning message with a 60-second countdown window is displayed.

    • Wait for 60 s or Click OK to install the ThinOS image and application packages. The thin client reboots automatically.
    • Click Manually to display the ThinOS image and application packages list. Select the ThinOS image and the application packages that you want to install and click OK to install these files. The thin client reboots automatically.
14. The device continues imaging and reboots automatically once complete.
    NOTE:If a Login denied (ThinOS activation license is not available) message is displayed in the ThinOS login window, go to ThinOS Activation Licenses.

    NOTE:If the message is not displayed, the device is likely to have a license embedded in the BIOS. Or, the network is configured to automatically configure the Wyse Management Suite information and the device already has a TAL.

    NOTE: If you see the error Fatal Error: Please make sure TPM or PTT is set to ON in BIOS, turn on TPM or PTT in BIOS to continue installation. If you have installed the Windows operating system on the device before, Clear the TPM or PTT before installing ThinOS.