From: fwells12 (fwells12@xxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Sun Jan 13 2002 - 06:09:48 GMT-3
Believe it or not, I have had routers with the same symptoms that I was able
to cure by erasing the startup config and/or the IOS image. Try those
because you can do them quickly. If, After those, your still at the same
place, try the more involved suggestions.
----- Original Message -----
From: "kym blair" <kymblair@hotmail.com>
To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 9:41 PM
Subject: HELP! Dead 4500M -- maybe NVRAM or Lithium battery
> Where is the NVRAM located on a 4500M, and how can I change it? Also, the
> lithium battery? Any other suggestions for resurecting this router? Here
> is what's happening and what I've tried:
>
> For the past serveral days, I've had to power up my 4500M a couple times
to
> get it to boot; today it won't boot at all. It gets just this far and
> hangs:
>
> System Bootstrap, Version 5.3(16) [richardd 16], RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
> Copyright (c) 1996 by cisco Systems, Inc.
>
>
>
> I've swapped DRAM, Shared RAM, FLASH, and BOOTHELPER FLASH with my 4700M
and
> all work fine in the 4700M. I have not swapped boot proms, but that
> shouldn't matter since FLASH seems okay.
>
> I've swapped all interface modules and all work fine in the 4700M. I've
> tried booting without any interface modules; no luck. The 4500M fans
power
> up, and so do the LCDs on the interfaces; seems like the power is okay.
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