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Wyse D10DP (5010): Firmware 

BIOS

On power-up the DEL key takes you into the BIOS. If you're prompted for a password the old Wyse password of Fireport still works on these modern thin clients.

The Wyse D10DP BIOS identifies itself as Phoenix SecureCore Tiano Setup

My unit was running version 3.0D dated 05/06/2013. The later version (manufactured September 2016) was running version 3.0P dated 02/24/2015.

The DELL support site does offer (under ThinOS) a file 10G_bios.bin that updates the BIOS to version 3.0U dated 09/15/2017.

All the Dx0s I've seen have a 2MB BIOS chip (MX25L1605A/MX25L1606E/MX25L1608E is the wanted flashrom -c parameter) and the BIOS is a straight forward legacy BIOS. This is what is described below. However others have reported that their Dx0 has a UEFI BIOS and their BIOS chip is 4MB. In their case flashroom reports:

Found chipset "AMD SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0".
Enabling flash write... OK.
Found Macronix flash chip "MX25L3205(A)" (4096 kB, SPI) mapped at physical address 0x00000000ffc00000.
Found Macronix flash chip "MX25L3205D/MX25L3208D" (4096 kB, SPI) mapped at physical address 0x00000000ffc00000.
Found Macronix flash chip "MX25L3206E/MX25L3208E" (4096 kB, SPI) mapped at physical address 0x00000000ffc00000.
Found Macronix flash chip "MX25L3273E" (4096 kB, SPI) mapped at physical address 0x00000000ffc00000.
Multiple flash chip definitions match the detected chip(s): "MX25L3205(A)", "MX25L3205D/MX25L3208D", "MX25L3206E/MX25L3208E", "MX25L3273E"

Returning to the DELL support site there is an 11.55GB download: "Windows Embedded 8 Standard for Wyse 5010 thin client-Build Number 0930". (File name is FDF0_0930_32GB.EXE). After unpacking this file with 7zip you will find a file bios.img that gunzips to a 4MB file.

So at some point in its life DELL/Wyse moved the Windows versions of the Dx0 to a 4MB BIOS chip and UEFI.

As noted above my examples, be they Linux or WES7, have a 2MB BIOS chip and a standard legacy BIOS.

Booting

The Boot Tab listed:

  1. USB HDD
  2. SATA 0: SanDisk SSD P4 8GB
  3. SATA 1:
  4. PXE LAN: Realtek PXE B04 D00
  5. USB CD-ROM:
  6. USB FDC:

Any pendrives you have plugged in will appear under the USB HDD entry. I did note that there is another entry under the Advanced tab which read Boot from USB which could be set to Enabled or Disabled. Something to bear in mind if you find you can't boot from USB.

I had an 8GB SSD fitted in place of the standard 2GB one when I checked this BIOS entry.

You can also bring up a one-time boot menu without fiddling with the BIOS settings:

  • Plug in the USB key to the D10DP.
  • Press the power button to power it on.
  • Press and hold the P key on the keyboard.

This brings up the Boot Menu. In my case it showed:

  1. USB HDD SanDisk Cruzer Blade
  2. SATA 0: SanDisk SSD P4 8GB
  3. PXE LAN:Realtek PXE B04 D00

The cursor up and cursor down keys let you pick what you want to boot.

The Tab key switches you between the Boot menu and the App menu. In my case there is just one entry in the App menu - Setup - which is the standard BIOS Setup utility.

System Firmware

The D10DP is running Thin OS with PCoIP support.

As the D10D is running Wyse's Thin OS there are NO downloads on their website for updated firmware. Support for Thin OS requires a support contract before you can download anything. I haven't tried it yet but I assume you can download a firmware package for one of the other D-class models and extract just the BIOS from it if that's all you are after.

[September 2022] An updated BIOS (D10G_bios.bin) can be found on the Wyse support pages. This binary image can be written to the Dx0D using flashrom.

BIOS Supervisor Password

An email in September 2022 prompted this addition. My correspondent had found himself locked out of the BIOS. When trying to get in he was presented with the following prompt:

Password/Unlock Key [ ] Unlock Key Hint Number 3845B1A6

The "Hint Number" in the password prompt indicates that there is a recovery mechanism. (See the Z90D7 entry for a more long winded explanation). However use of this isn't necessary.

All you need to do is to use link CN4400 to clear the CMOS. When you power up again and try to enter the BIOS it is slightly confusing as you're presented with exactly the same style of prompt with a 'Hint Number' which implies that nothing has changed. It has. The password has been changed back to Fireport and that should get you into the BIOS.

 


Any comments? email me. Added March 2017    Last update January 2023