08-20-2020 08:57 PM
Can anyone help me locate the NVRAM/ Flash module on the motherboard? I need to remove and destroy it.
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08-20-2020 08:58 PM
The model is a Catalyst WS-C3650-48TS.
08-21-2020 02:19 AM
09-01-2020 03:24 PM
Is there a battery backup for the NVRAM / Flash , specific to the Catalyst 3650 switch, that can be removed to clear it out completely?
09-02-2020 01:39 PM
I don't recall seeing a battery on any motherboards of Cisco switches; mostly I have used 3750 models, swapped power supplies which meant opening case. I had 3650 switch but not sure If I had broken one that would require opening.
which brings another topic: how switch stores info in those chips when not connecting to power.
08-21-2020 05:49 AM
if you can access switch now, you can delete all files and even format flash. that will erase all files beyond recovery. Besides, remove flash from switch is not easy; and why do you need to destroy it?
08-21-2020 07:03 AM
08-21-2020 11:28 AM
09-01-2020 04:55 PM - edited 09-01-2020 04:57 PM
I am not sure if I recalled seeing a battery.
What happens if you pop the lid open?
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