Chapter 3 Installing the Router
Using Flash Memory Cards in the RP
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Using Flash Memory Cards in the RP
This section describes how to use Flash memory cards in the RP and includes
information on the following topics:
• Installing the Flash Memory Card in a RP, page 3-66
• Removing the Flash Memory Card from an RP, page 3-67
• Formatting a Flash Memory Card, page 3-67
• Specify a Boot Image, page 3-68
• Flash Memory Console Commands, page 3-69
• Booting from Flash Memory, page 3-72
• Copying Files, page 3-72
• Copying a Cisco IOS Software Image, page 3-74
• Copying Cisco IOS Software Updates, page 3-75
• Copying Files Between RP Memory and a Flash Memory Card, page 3-77
• Locked Blocks in Flash Memory Cards, page 3-82

Installing the Flash Memory Card in a RP

If there are dual RPs, the PCMCIA slots in the primary RP are designated slot 0
and slot 1. If there is a second RP, the PCMCIA slots in the second RP are
designated sec-slot 0 and sec-slot 1. PCMCIA slot 0 is the bottom slot and slot 1
is the top slot. Both Flash memory card slots on each RP can be used at the same
time. The following generic procedure can be used to install a Flash memory card
in either slot position.
Step 1 Facing the RP faceplate, hold the Flash memory card with the connector end of
the card toward the slot and the label facing up. (See Figure 3-10 on page 3-21.)
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 ejector button pops out toward you.