Replacing compact flash card on Cisco Concentrator

Replacing compact flash card on Cisco Concentrator

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Replacing compact flash card on Cisco Concentrator Al 09-14-2006
Posted by Al on September 14, 2006, 11:25 am
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Hi,

We have a 3030 Concentrator that failed recently, giving the following
message on the console at boot-time:

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Boot-ROM Initializing...
Boot configured 256 MB of RAM.

No IDE devices found...

...Boot-ROM Found No IDE Devices..!
WARNING - If this message is seen then either an IDE device
was not found or a valid main image could not be loaded!
Boot code complete...
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

It would seem that the Compact Flash card has failed - this happened
during normal operation (it hung, we rebooted it & it never came back).


What I would like to know is can we replace the card with any card
bought from a store? What considerations are there for doing this - for
example what format should the card be, FAT32? Can I try putting the
card in a card-reader & seeing if I can repair it?

Any help much appreciated as I haven't been able to find any
information on this.


Posted by www.BradReese.Com on September 14, 2006, 12:29 pm
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Hi Al,

This often happens during power interruptions.

Cisco 3030 Concentrators are very hard and "expensive" to repair, so
highly recommend that you immediately contact your local Cisco TAC
Office:

http://www.bradreese.com/cisco-tac-contacts-worldwide.htm

Do NOT replace with "any card" bought in a store.

Sincerely,

Brad Reese
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