Alternative sources for Cisco memory?

Thu Sep 24 18:09:39 UTC 1998

On Thu, Sep 24, 1998 at 12:35:20PM -0400, Nathan Stratton wrote:

==>You sure can, most providers upgrade the memory on their ciscos with 3rd
==>party RAM, the cisco stuff just cost to much. I dont know of "Cisco
==>certified" memory dealers, but just buying decent RAM from any good vender
==>should be fine. 

"Decent RAM" does *not* cut it--you need *good* RAM from a good vendor.

Be aware that this recommendation is not complete without the caveat
that Cisco will not support your processor card if you stick
unapproved third-party RAM in it.  It's very important to use QUALITY
memory in the box.

With that said, Cisco does have an AVL (authorized vendor list) for
third-party memory.  Kingston carries this, and will even cross-ref
the Cisco part numbers for you.

/cah