HP ThinPro - BareMetal with HP ThinUpdate

Introduction

Do you want to reimage your ThinPro Thin Client device?  Perhaps you would like to update it to the latest ThinPro release without using a HP Device Manager template. A great way to achieve this is to create a bootable USB key using the free HP ThinUpdate tool.  Using the ThinUpdate tool you will select a ThinPro image for your Thin Client model.  The tool will wipe an inserted USB key, format it and download onto it the selected ThinPro image.

Install the HP ThinUpdate tool.

The ThinUpdate tool can be downloaded from the Software and Drivers section of support.hp.com.  The actual tool is not Thin Client model specific, but if you do enter in your model you will be directed to a location where you can download the tool.  One such location, for the T655 is:

https://support.hp.com/gb-en/drivers/hp-elite-t655-thin-client/2101137492

Download the tool and double click on the downloaded executable (in this case sp156567.exe).

Click Next on the wizard start page.  Accept the licence agreement and click on Next.

On the Location to Save files page, click on Change if you would like the .msi file saved to a different location.  Click on Next.  After the installer file is extracted double click on it to start the installation wizard.  Click Install on the Ready to install  HP ThinUpdate page.  Click Finish on the HP Thin Update setup wizard page.

Create a USB BareMetal install USB key

Insert your USB key into the device on which you installed the HP ThinUpdate tool - ensure you have copied any important files on it to a safe location.  Open the HP ThinUpdate tool from the Windows menu.  If prompted agree to download any updates.  Select Download a thin client recovery image to a local storage USB flash drive. 

The Image Downloads window appears.  In the Platform pull down menu select your thin client model.  In this case I select the T630.  In the Operating system pull down menu select the version of ThinPro that you would like to install.  In my case I select Thinpro 8.1.0  In the Images pull down menu select the ThinPro image you would like to install.  In my case I select the ThinPro 8.1.0 SP6.2 4096MB x64 Image.  Ensure that the USB flash drive appears in the Target area and then select Create.

A warning message appears advising that all data from the USB flash drive will be erased.  Click on Yes.

The USB flash drive is formatted and the download begins.

A completed successfully window appears when the USB key creation process finishes.

Perform a ThinPro BareMetal build on the HP Thin Client

The next sequence of instructions may be different, depending on your Thin Client model.

Insert your ThinUpdate USB key into the thin client.

Power on your device and click on ESC to enter the Startup Menu.  Click on Continue Startup.

The Loading UKit window appears.

The Imaging Tool main selection menu appears.  Select option 1 - Image Write Mode and press Enter.

The Image selection window appears.  Type in the number corresponding to the image you want to apply to the Thin Client device.  In my case I select Image 1 which is the ThinPro 8.1 SP 6.2 image.  Press Enter.

You will be presented with warning message and asked if you wish to continue.  Type Y for yes and click on Enter. The image writing process will take about 2-3 minutes to complete.

When the image operation has completed click on the Enter key to return to the main menu.

Click on 3 and then Enter to exit.

Remove the USB key and press Enter again.

After a few moments you will be at the hp ThinPro Continue Setup page.  Complete the wizard as required.

Conclusion

The HP ThinUpdate tool is very easy to use.  It only takes minutes to update or revert a Thin Client ThinPro OS to a factory reset state.  It is free to download as well.  Indeed there is a lot that is very pleasing about this useful little tool from HP.  I hope you have enjoyed reading this little blog and I wish you the same success in your Thin Client BareMetal reimaging tasks.