[c-nsp] Using generic Compact Flash in Cisco Routers...

[Tim Durack]

My recent experience with a selection of SUP720-3B and VS-S720-10G-3C
suggest it is hit-n-miss.

Some CF that worked in all of the VS-S720s would not work in the SUP720s. My
investigation suggested it is down to the Manufacturer ID burned on the CF.
If the SUP recognizes that ID as a valid CF, you are good to go. If not the
card won't even be recognized.

I have had mixed success with Kingston - old cards work fine, newer cards
have a "Kingston" ID which the SUP720 doesn't recognise. Generic cards seem
to work, as they usually program some known ID, like Toshiba. So buy a bunch
and see what works.

Tim:>

On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 2:04 AM, Garry <gkg at gmx.de> wrote:

> Jonathan Charles wrote:
> > So, does it work?
> >
> Short answer: Yes
>
> Long Answer: May depend on your HW (both Router and CF cards) - For
> several 3825 and 7200 NPE-G1 I've bought some (more or less) no-name
> (they're called "extreMEmory") 1GB cards, they seem to work just fine ...
>
> With the low prices they usually go for, just get one or two, plug 'em
> in and see if they work for you ... fill 'em up, boot a couple times,
> and see if the IOS loads ... it has checksums, so if there's a problem,
> it should notice it during boot ...
>
> -gg
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