Windows 10 IoT Enterprise for Dell Wyse Thin Clients BIOS Upgrade Guide
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Contents 1 Introduction................................................................................................................................. 4 2 Supported thin clients.................................................................................................................. 5 3 Upgrading BIOS by using Wyse Management Suite......................................................................... 6 4 Upgrading BIOS by using WDM server.........................................................
1 Introduction This document provides the steps to update the BIOS on Windows 10 IoT Enterprise for Dell Wyse thin clients. You can update the BIOS by using one of the following methods: • • Wyse Management Suite Wyse Device Manager Server (WDM) • • NOTE: You cannot update the BIOS using WDM on Wyse 5070 Thin Client, Wyse 5470 Thin Client, and Wyse 5470 All-in-One Thin Client. System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) server USB drive—Manual update NOTE: The build number of the BIOS is represented as x.
2 Supported thin clients The following are the list of thin clients that run on Windows 10 IoT Enterprise: • • • • • • • • • Wyse 5470 Thin Client Wyse 5470 All-in-One Thin Client Wyse 5070 Thin Client with Celeron processor Wyse 5070 Thin Client with Pentium processor Wyse 5070 Extended Thin Client with Pentium processor Wyse 5060 Thin Client Wyse 7040 Thin Client Latitude 3480 mobile Thin Client Latitude 5280 mobile Thin Client NOTE: The Wyse 7040 Thin Client support Windows 10 IoT Enterprise Threshold 1
3 Upgrading BIOS by using Wyse Management Suite Prerequisites Wyse Device Agent version 14.1.0.3 or later must be installed. Steps 1. Go to support.dell.com. 2. Click Product Support, enter the Service Tag of your thin client, and then click Submit. NOTE: If you do not have Service Tag, manually browse for your thin client model. 3. Click Drivers and Downloads. 4. From the Operating system drop-down menu, select the appropriate operating system. 5. Scroll down the page and download the BIOS package (.
4 Upgrading BIOS by using WDM server Prerequisites Ensure that you are using WDM server setup v5.7.2 or later. Steps 1. Go to support.dell.com. 2. Click Product Support, enter the Service Tag of your thin client, and then click Submit. NOTE: If you do not have Service Tag, manually browse for your thin client model. 3. Click Drivers and Downloads. 4. From the Operating system drop-down menu, select the appropriate operating system. 5. Scroll down the page and download the respective .exe file. 6.
Figure 2. WDM Package Registration Utility 11. Click EXE, and navigate to the folder where the BIOS package is located. 12. Select the target client operating system, and enter the command line parameters /s/r. 13. Click Upload. The BIOS package is registered in the Other Packages section. Figure 3. EXE file selected 14. After the upload process is complete, close the window. The Package details screen is displayed.
Figure 4. Package details 15. Click Devices, and select the devices that require an update. 16. Click Update. The Devices screen is displayed. Figure 5. Devices 17. In Select package, click Other Packages, and then select the registered BIOS package. 18. Click Save. The BIOS Flash Package screen is displayed. Figure 6. BIOS Flash Package Results The client restarts and upgrades the BIOS.
5 Upgrading BIOS by using SCCM server Prerequisites Ensure that you are using SCCM server 2016 or later. Steps 1. Go to support.dell.com. 2. Click Product Support, enter the Service Tag of your thin client, and then click Submit. NOTE: If you do not have Service Tag, manually browse for your thin client model. 3. Click Drivers and Downloads. 4. From the Operating system drop-down menu, select the appropriate operating system. 5. Scroll down the page and download the respective .exe file. 6.
Figure 8. Create Package and Program Wizard 10. Click Next. The Program Type screen is displayed. Figure 9. Program Type 11. Select Standard Program, and click Next. The Standard Program screen is displayed.
Figure 10. Standard Program 12. In the Standard Program package, enter the package name. 13. In the Command Line field, navigate to the folder where the BIOS executable file is located, and select it. 14. Click Next. The Requirements screen is displayed. Figure 11.
15. Click Next. The Summary screen is displayed. Figure 12. Summary 16. Verify the information that you have provided, and click Next. The Completion screen is displayed. Figure 13.
17. Click Close. 18. Right-click the package, and select Distribute Content. Figure 14. Distribute Content 19. After the package content is distributed, check if the status of the package turns green. 20. Add the client to the domain, and verify if it is displayed on the SCCM server. 21. In the target client, go to Assets and compliance > Devices and check the MAC ID of the client. 22. Add the device to the device collection. 23. Deploy the BIOS package to the created device collection.
6 Upgrading BIOS by using USB drive To upgrade the BIOS—by using the USB drive—from the operating system, do the following: 1. Download the BIOS binary file and copy it to a USB drive. 2. Run the file on the target thin client. 3. Click Ok. The client restarts and upgrades the BIOS. NOTE: The executable file can also be downloaded and run directly on the target thin client. To upgrade the BIOS—by using the USB drive—through the BIOS boot menu, do the following: 1.
