Formatting a Flash Memory Card

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Step 2 Insert the card into the appropriate slot until the card completely seats in the connector at the back of the slot and the eject button pops out toward you (See Figure 9b.) Note that the card does not insert all the way inside the RSP7000; a portion of the card will remain outside the slot. Do not attempt to force the card past this point.

Step 3 To eject a card, press the appropriate ejector button until the card is free of the connector at the back of the slot. (See Figure 9c.)

Step 4 Remove the card from the slot and place it in an antistatic bag to protect it.

The Flash memory (PCMCIA) card that shipped with your Cisco 7000 contains the Cisco IOS software image. In some cases, you might need to insert a new Flash memory card and copy images or backup conﬁguration ﬁles onto it. Before you can use a new Flash memory card, you must format it.

Note The following procedure assumes you have already booted your router.

Warning The following formatting procedure erases all information on the Flash memory card. To prevent the loss of important data on a Flash memory card, proceed carefully. If you wish to save the data on a Flash memory card, upload the data to a server before you format the card.

Use the following procedure to format a new Flash memory card:

Step 1 Using the procedure in the section “Replacing a Flash Memory Card” on page 41 insert the Flash memory card into slot 0. (If slot 0 is not available, use slot 1.)

Step 2 To format the Flash memory card, use the format slot0: (or format slot1:) command as follows. (Use only Intel Series 2+ Flash memory cards.)

Router# format slot0:

All sectors will be erased, proceed? [confirm]

Enter volume id (up to 30 characters): MyNewCard

Formatting sector 1

Format device slot0 completed

Router#

Note For this example, an 8-MB Flash memory card was used, and at the line “Formatting sector,” the system counted the card’s sectors backwards from 64 to 1 as it formatted them. For 16-MB Flash memory cards, the system counts backwards from 128 to 1, and for 20-MB Flash memory cards, the system counts backwards from 160 to 1.

The new Flash memory card is now formatted and ready to use.

Note For complete command descriptions and conﬁguration information, refer to the Router Products Command Reference Addendum (for Cisco IOS Release 10.3) and the Router Products Conﬁguration Guide Addendum (for Cisco IOS Release 10.3).

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