PIX 515E RAM Upgrade

ankurs2008 · ‎08-07-2009

hi

we are having a PIX Firewall with the specifications as mentioned below .I want to know if the RAM for this hardware model can be upgraded (i.e can additional RAM be appended in the same hardware box) or not ?

Platform : PIX-515E , Version : 6.3(5),Ram size : 64 MB

Regards,

Ankur

ankurs2008 · ‎08-08-2009

Hi

please guide me on this query

Ankur

JORGE RODRIGUEZ · ‎08-08-2009

Ankur,

Yes you can upgrade RAM,look at table.1 memory upgrade based on lic platforms to get clear picture.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/vpndevc/ps5708/ps5709/ps2030/prod_bulletin0900aecd8023c8d4.html

For UR ( Unrestricted lisence) if you have 64 it is very likely your PIX have two 32MB chips If you want to upgrade its memory for perhaps software upgrades purposes etc.. the maximun you can have is 128 RAM, 64X2 memory sticks. To ensure

you may need to open the box and verify what you have.

Memory for PIX515

http://www.memoryx.net/pix510.html

Regards

Jorge Rodriguez

Matt Wilson · ‎01-05-2016

Apologies for digging up an old thread. The maximum memory I've been able to upgrade my PIX515E to (so far) is 256 MB. I believe to be able to do this you require an unrestricted licence on the device. I have also installed a Celeron SL5MQ (900/128/100/1.75) to replace the existing CPU which now runs quite stably at 895MHz. I also upgraded the fan to supply a bit more air to the CPU and circuitry inside. The PIX506E which shares a similar mainboard is quite upgradeable too. Matt.