05-01-2009 01:23 AM - edited 03-15-2019 05:45 PM
Hi guys,
I want to buy an AIM-CUE module for a Cisco 2851 router. This module needs the 1GB compact flash card (AIM-CUE-1GBCF=) to work with version 7.X. The Cisco 1GB flash card is pretty expensive, does anyone of you have experience if other CF cards work as well?
At another forum I red that the Cisco software checks on sectors (needs to be 2001888).
I am having a 1 GB flash card (SANDISK Extreme III) on spare. This card works OK in a 3845 router and is having the correct number of sectors:
Router# show flash: all
No files on device
1024540672 bytes available (0 bytes used)
******** ATA Flash Card Geometry/Format Info ********
ATA CARD GEOMETRY
Number of Heads: 16
Number of Cylinders 1986
Sectors per Cylinder 63
Sector Size 512
Total Sectors 2001888
ATA CARD FORMAT
Number of FAT Sectors 245
Sectors Per Cluster 32
Number of Clusters 62533
Number of Data Sectors 2001714
Base Root Sector 601
Base FAT Sector 111
Base Data Sector 633
ATA MONLIB INFO
Image Monlib size = 52600
Disk monlib size = 56832
Name = piptom-atafslib-m
Monlib Start sector = 2
Monlib End sector = 104
Monlib updated by = C3845-IPVOICEK9-M12.4(6)T
Monlib version = 1
Thanks in advance,
05-01-2009 05:47 AM
I've heard you can put other flash cards in there, but I haven't tried it.
-nick
05-01-2009 06:23 AM
Hello,
I have used other flash cards in the past, and havent had any issues with it. This is both for the compact flash in the CUE, as well as the compact flash in the router.
Hope that helped, if so please rate.
05-04-2009 12:34 AM
Hi Kenneth,
Thanks for your answer, I will try it!
05-26-2009 12:31 AM
hi, did you find a replacement CF card that worked?
I need to find a replacement card ASAP.
Thanks
05-26-2009 11:08 AM
As indicated above, any decent brand should work. Of course ideally you want only class 6 devices.
05-28-2009 02:10 AM
Thanks Paolo.
I've tested the SanDisk Extreme III CompactFlash 1GB.
This does not appear to be supported. I receive the following error upon bootup of the AIM-CUE after completing the boot helper software installation:
Not a cisco supported CF. Please use cisco supported CF and reinstall the softw
are.
System Halted.
Any suggestions?
09-14-2009 07:48 AM
Hi All,
I'm having the same problem. I had a Cisco CF 1GB card but it's stopped working and I'm loathed to spend a couple of hundred pounds to replace it. Can anyone either recommend an actual make and model of CF card that works with an AIM module or suggest how to change the attributes so it can work.
Thanks
Dave
09-14-2009 07:53 AM
It's not possible to change the attributes of a CF card, they're hard coded at the manufacturing stage.
I resorted to a cheap replacement on e-bay to resolve this issue.
09-14-2009 09:18 AM
And what it was so the CUE believed it's a Cisco one ?
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