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Article Number: 000190465

How to Enable or Disable USB Boot Support in the Wyse BIOS

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

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Instructions

Affected Products:

  • Wyse 3040 Thin Client
  • Wyse 5070 Thin Client
  • Wyse 5470 Thin Client
  • Wyse 5470 AIO Thin Client
Note: Ensure that the computer is on the latest BIOS, and contact technical support if you have any issues.

An administrator may either Enable or Disable USB boot support for Wyse thin clients. For more information, select the appropriate process.

To enable USB boot support:

  1. Power on the thin client and then press F12 when prompted to access the boot menu.
  2. Select BIOS Setup.

BIOS Setup
Figure 1: (English Only) Select BIOS Setup

  1. Select Unlock.

Unlock
Figure 2: (English Only) Click Unlock

  1. Populate the BIOS administrative Password and select OK.

Enter Password
Figure 3: (English Only) Enter Password and click OK

Note: The default BIOS administrative password is Fireport. The BIOS administrative password in your environment may differ.
  1. Expand System Configuration and then select USB Configuration.

USB Configuration
Figure 4: (English Only) Select USB Configuration

  1. Verify that the Enable USB Boot Support is selected.

Enable USB Boot Support
Figure 5: (English Only) Verify that Enable USB Boot Support is selected

  1. Select Apply.

Apply
Figure 6: (English Only) Select Apply

  1. Optionally select Save as Custom User Settings, then click OK.

Save as Custom User Settings
Figure 7: (English Only) Click OK

  1. Select Exit.

Exit
Figure 8: (English Only) Click Exit

To disable secure boot:

  1. Power on the thin client and then press F12 when prompted to access the boot menu.
  2. Select BIOS Setup.

BIOS Setup
Figure 9: (English Only) Select BIOS Setup

  1. Select Unlock.

Unlock
Figure 10: (English Only) Click Unlock

  1. Populate the BIOS administrative Password and select OK.

Enter Password
Figure 11: (English Only) Enter Password and click OK

Note: The default BIOS administrative password is Fireport. The BIOS administrative password in your environment may differ.
  1. Expand System Configuration and then select USB Configuration.

USB Configuration
Figure 12: (English Only) Select USB Configuration

  1. Verify that the Enable USB Boot Support selection is cleared.

Enable USB Boot Support
Figure 13: (English Only) Verify that Enable USB Boot Support is cleared

  1. Select Apply.

Apply
Figure 14: (English Only) Select Apply

  1. Optionally select Save as Custom User Settings, then click OK.

Save as Custom User Settings?
Figure 15: (English Only) Click OK

  1. Select Exit.

Exit
Figure 16: (English Only) Click Exit

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Article Properties

Affected Product

Wyse 3040 Thin Client, Wyse 5070 Thin Client, Wyse 5470 All-In-One, Wyse 5470

Last Published Date

23 Apr 2024

Version

7

Article Type

How To

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