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Skate · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 11 May 2009 Posts: 1

I just installed a Transcend DOM 2 gig unit and Windows XPe will not activate. Any Ideas what to do?

It's a HP t5710e 800mhz.

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oldtimercurt · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:16 pm Post subject:

If I recall from the forum, the 5710 has a 1 Gig limit on the DOM.

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R0ss · magicJack Apprentice Joined: 22 Apr 2009 Posts: 25

Diggs · Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 2:50 pm Post subject:

Do Magic Jack's online auto-upgrades need to be committed for them to be permanent? Seems like every time I reboot my t5710 it does an upgrade. I'm starting to believe it is the same upgrade, but I thought the upgrades were being saved on the jack itself or does it need write permission (to be committed) on the 5710?

R0ss · magicJack Apprentice Joined: 22 Apr 2009 Posts: 25

Diggs · Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:16 pm Post subject:

simondale · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 11 Jul 2010 Posts: 5

Hi everyone,

Wow - you guys seem to know a lot about these T5710s! I hope you can help me.

I've been using one as a mini-server for a couple of years but I've always had a problem whereby it just hangs at the BIOS screen if my USB2 hard drive is plugged in at boot time. Recently this has become a real pain because I've moved house, had building work done, reorganised the house, etc., etc. and the "server" keeps being moved. Sometimes it takes me 40 minutes of trial and error to get the T5710 to boot up correctly because I need to connect the USB 2 drive late enough that the BIOS doesn't see it, but early enough that XPe does see it and sets up my shares correctly! Its been a complete nightmare.

So tonight, in an effort to fix it, I flashed the BIOS with the 1.1B BIOS from here: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=12454&prodSeriesId=339208&swItem=PSG_I21179-105260&prodNameId=379363&swEnvOID=1058&swLang=13&taskId=135&mode=5

It did say that the model number didn't match but I was sure it was right and I ran the flasher with the ignore switch set (dumbo!). Now I appear to have totally screwed the pooch. The HP turns on, or at least the green light comes on, but nothing comes out of the VGA port and I can't connect to it remotely using RDP (which I could previously).

Is it possible to reflash the BIOS somehow from a USB key or similar? Can anyone point me in the right direction as to how to do that please?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Many thanks

Simon Dale

Diggs · Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 8:33 pm Post subject:

Use the OS from here -

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=12454&prodSeriesId=439748&prodNameId=439749&swEnvOID=1058&swLang=13&mode=2&taskId=135&swItem=vc-51791-1

When you run this program just tell it to format your USB stick, not ISO or Deploy. Then boot your thin client from the USB stick. It sounds like your thin client could already be set to boot form USB which is what may be causing your boot problems when you have a USB device attached without an OS to boot from on it. If in doubt read the first page of this thread carefully especially about 2/3 of the way down the page where it talks about flashing the OS onto the thin client.

simondale · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 11 Jul 2010 Posts: 5

I think I've screwed the BIOS, not the OS. I literally get nothing from the VGA port of the TC now.

I am downloading the OS from the link that you provided and I will try it but I don't know if the TC is even capable of booting now.

To reply to your second point I think it was set to boot from USB second before I reflashed the BIOS. I dare say those settings are lost now though...along with the BIOS.

The problem with booting was not related to the boot from USB setting. I have tried with all such settings on and off, even USB keyboard and mouse, USB controller, etc, etc. A couple of other people had the same problem here: http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/Workstations-EVO-Deskpro/t7510-and-USB-Hard-Drive-boot-hang/td-p/494857/page/2

Thanks a lot for your help, I really appreciate it

Simon

simondale · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 11 Jul 2010 Posts: 5

Unfortunately its as I thought, nothing happens when I turn on the TC with or without the newly created USB key. The green light comes on, the network port light comes on and the network activity light flashes a couple of times but that's it.

Since the TC is no longer capable of booting itself up I guess the only way to reflash the BIOS would be with some kind of hardware (EEPROM flasher or similar)? I don't own such a thing and its probably beyond my capabilities so I guess I'll put this down to experience unless anyone can think of anything?

Perhaps a netbook with a broken screen would be a worthy replacement.

simondale · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 11 Jul 2010 Posts: 5

I've just won another T5710 800/512/256 on eBay for £24.50 so fingers crossed I can swap the SSD over and not even lose my settings. Fingers crossed this one will boot with my USB 2 drive plugged in!

Do your T5710's boot OK with USB 2 drives plugged in then?

Ann.Cal · magicJack Apprentice Joined: 03 Mar 2009 Posts: 13

Diggs · Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 5:31 pm Post subject:

simondale · MagicJack Newbie Joined: 11 Jul 2010 Posts: 5

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