Re: PIX 520 Motherboard repair replace [7:48959]
You think thats bad- I'm looking for a still of Dr. FrankenSTIEN to edit a bit with the mad doc looking over a frankenpix on the table :) idle minds... MikeS Brad Ellis wrote: > > Actually, there are a couple mother boards that will work. CPU > is dependent > on the motherboard. Ive seen frankenpix's with 850MHZ > processors in them... > > Mike - you've got frankenpix in your http address! too funny. > can i come > after you for trademark infrindgement?? :) (j/k) > > thanks, > -Brad Ellis > CCIE#5796 (R&S / Security) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cisco home labs: www.optsys.net > ""Alex Lei"" wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > Facts have spoken. I retract my prior statements. > > > > By extension, could you have used a differenet MB / CPU? > > > > Alex > > > > Mike Sweeney wrote: > > > > > > Special drivers? bunk- > > > > > > http://www.packetattack.com/frankenpix.html > > > > > > > > > It can be replaced with a normal, garden varity Intel > SE440BX > > > motherboard. I happen to use a recycled PII 300Mhz slot1 > > > processor which had been used as a paperweight for the last > > > year ;) > > > > > > MikeS > > Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=48988&t=48959 -- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: PIX 520 Motherboard repair replace [7:48959]
Actually, there are a couple mother boards that will work. CPU is dependent on the motherboard. Ive seen frankenpix's with 850MHZ processors in them... Mike - you've got frankenpix in your http address! too funny. can i come after you for trademark infrindgement?? :) (j/k) thanks, -Brad Ellis CCIE#5796 (R&S / Security) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cisco home labs: www.optsys.net ""Alex Lei"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Facts have spoken. I retract my prior statements. > > By extension, could you have used a differenet MB / CPU? > > Alex > > Mike Sweeney wrote: > > > > Special drivers? bunk- > > > > http://www.packetattack.com/frankenpix.html > > > > > > It can be replaced with a normal, garden varity Intel SE440BX > > motherboard. I happen to use a recycled PII 300Mhz slot1 > > processor which had been used as a paperweight for the last > > year ;) > > > > MikeS Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=48975&t=48959 -- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: PIX 520 Motherboard repair replace [7:48959]
Im using the same BX2 Intel board :) no worries Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=48976&t=48959 -- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: PIX 520 Motherboard repair replace [7:48959]
Facts have spoken. I retract my prior statements. By extension, could you have used a differenet MB / CPU? Alex Mike Sweeney wrote: > > Special drivers? bunk- > > http://www.packetattack.com/frankenpix.html > > > It can be replaced with a normal, garden varity Intel SE440BX > motherboard. I happen to use a recycled PII 300Mhz slot1 > processor which had been used as a paperweight for the last > year ;) > > MikeS > > > Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=48969&t=48959 -- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: PIX 520 Motherboard repair replace [7:48959]
I don't know the details, but I would imagine that the boot roms are different. I can't really see Cisco using a Phoenix bios... Finesse is the original OS used in PIXes, the boot roms probably have the Finesse kernel inside. Larry Letterman would probably know for sure. Alex Calorifer Gogu wrote: > > A couple of weeks back I bought for about $100 a defective > CISCO PIX 520. > The box came complete with one 16 MB Flash card and one NIC. > The box was sold to me as "Motherboard defective" it is the > Intell Al440LX moteherboard. I took apart PIX boxes before at > work and noticed that they were actuall PC Mobos. That is why I > reasoned that repairing the PIX 520 should be only a matter of > replacing the board with an identicall one that retails for no > more than $60. > I also noticed that the newer boards on the PIX 520's are Intel > SE440BX2 without sound modules. > I went ahead and bought the new board and installed all cards > but when I power up I get no console output. I reasoned that > the Flash card might be bad and I installed one with 2 MB, > still same results...No console output. I went to CCO and > downloaded the Boothelper utilities to boot the PIX from the > Floppy but that does not help either. > I have read multiple discussions about "Clone PIX" and > "FrankenPIX" where people stated that you can build one if you > just have the Flash card... Aparently there is more to that. > Any Ideeas? CISCO TAC told me that there is "special drivers > for the console port" onboard the original Motherboards on a > chip. I have some doubts about that considering that in all the > times I contacted TAC with different issues I got vague answers > and they allways missed the point regardless of the fact that I > have a "Partner" contract. > Meantime I acuired a "local director" with a working > motherboard inside but without flash. I took that out and > swapped out the PIX Mobo but I still get no console output. > Meantime If I use the board as a PC board everithing is fine. > Is there a certain BIOS that needs to be loaded on the > Motherboard prior to installing the cards ? > On the "sho ver" of some PIX 520 with 2 MB Flash there is a > line: > "Finesse Bios V3.3" is this line refering to the bios on the > board or on the Flash card ? > > > Any insight in this issue will be appreciated Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=48967&t=48959 -- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: PIX 520 Motherboard repair replace [7:48959]
Special drivers? bunk- http://www.packetattack.com/frankenpix.html It can be replaced with a normal, garden varity Intel SE440BX motherboard. I happen to use a recycled PII 300Mhz slot1 processor which had been used as a paperweight for the last year ;) MikeS Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=48968&t=48959 -- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
