[c-nsp] compact flash modules for Sup720-3bxl..

[Randy McAnally]

Ours are SanDisk.  They were sold to us by a vendor who assured us of the
compatibility.

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Randy
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From: Dan Holme <dan.holme at gmail.com>
To: Jason Gurtz <jasongurtz at npumail.com>
Cc: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
Sent: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:34:37 +0000
Subject: Re: [c-nsp] compact flash modules for Sup720-3bxl..

> Well, that would fit my experiences Jason.
> 
> Looking through a few other SUPs running 12.2SR they all seem to have
> SanDisk CF in.
> However the ones I have running 12.2SX do not show the vendor of the
> CF. Not sure whether that is IOS or CF related.
> 
> On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 9:19 PM, Jason Gurtz 
> <jasongurtz at npumail.com> wrote:
> >> Unfortunately you can't just use any flash card in the 6500/7600.
> >> Theoretically all that is required is a standard ATA CF but I have
> >> found that not all work.
> >>
> >> You can find more info on the CF card like so "show disk0: filesys"
> >>
> >> I have only had good experiences with:
> >> ATA CARD GEOMETRY
> >>    Manufacturer Name      SanDisk
> >>
> >> ..but I am sure there are others that work okay.
> >
> > Recently, on another mailing list, a developer working with ATA drivers
> > made claim that SanDisk is known to follow the ATA specs accurately,
> > unlike many other manufacturers.  Something about a RESET command or
> > something.  Maybe the SUP is sensitive to these kind of things and doesn't
> > have workarounds coded up.
> >
> > Around here SanDisk isn't too expensive, so it seems like good peace of
> > mind.
> >
> > ~JasonG
> >
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> Dan Holme
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