Dell Wyse ThinOS Version 8.5 Administrator’s Guide

CMOS local management and extracting CMOS settings to a USB key for distribution

1. To prepare a reference drive containing BIOS version 3.0D or later:
   1. The reference device is a golden image you use to distribute to other thin client devices. To use reference drive, enter the BIOS setup utility. Press the Delete key, enter the password — Fireport (case sensitive) and press Enter. Configure the CMOS settings, includes Auto Power, Boot Order, P-key setting, and BIOS Password.
   2. Save your CMOS settings.
   3. Restart your thin client device.
2. To extract the CMOS settings to a USB key.
   1. Attach a formatted USB key on the thin client device which you want to use as a reference device. For example, to format on Windows 7, attach the USB Key, right-click the USB key, select format, click Restore device defaults, select Quick Format, and then click Start.
   2. Use the extract CMOS to USB GUI feature of ThinOS to extract the CMOS settings to the USB key. On Classic Desktop, right-click the desktop and select Extract CMOS to USB. On Wyse Zero desktop, in the General tab of the System Tools dialog box (System Settings icon > System Tools > General tab), click Extract CMOS to USB.
   3. Once extraction successful you see a pop-up message: CMOS: extract to D10D_cmos.3.0D, properly eject and detach the USB key. The CMOS settings on the USB key are now ready for distribution to other thin clients
3. To restore the CMOS settings to your target devices:
   1. On all of the target thin clients that you want to distribute the reference device CMOS settings, start the thin client.
   2. Use the Restore CMOS from USB GUI feature of ThinOS to write the CMOS settings from the USB Key to the target thin client: For Classic Desktop, Right-click the desktop and select Restore CMOS from USB. For Wyse Zero Desktop, in the General tab of the System Tools dialog box ( System Settings icon > System Tools > General tab), click Restore CMOS from USB.
   3. Once restoration successful the following message is displayed: CMOS: restore from D10D_cmos.3.0D properly eject and detach the USB Key. The CMOS settings on the USB Key are now written to your target thin client.