Upgrading a BCM 1000 to 3.7

[HUCHIMAMA]

We are in the process of upgrading some of our customers BCM 1000 that are 2.5 or pre 2.5 to 3.7

Basicaly what I looking for I have not been able to find in the forum.

My thought process was just replacing the hard drives with 3.7 hard drives and reprogramming. The majority of these BCM1000 are stand alone BCM's with basicaly only voicemail Keycodes.

My question is what hardware requirements are there to to a BCM1000 to 3.7 assuming we just swap ou the hard drives and reprogram from scratch.

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[jsaad]

I upgraded a BCM 1000 2.0. I made sure I added 256Mb ram and I had 4 PEC cards in the MSC. I was told to make sure you had extra PEC Cards. new HDD and it runs fine.

 

[HUCHIMAMA]

I am also assuming that I will need to re enter the Keycodes after I swap out the hard drive.

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[HUCHIMAMA]

Is the software upgrade tool a one shot deal or can I reuse it on the multiple machines?

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[acewarlock]

Do you mean the Upgrade Keycode? if so you need a new one for each machine.

I have upgrade about 30 BCM's to 3.6 from 2.0 and you need to goto 3.0 first the 3.7, each one needs a new Keycode. Real pain in the Ass. Probally quicker to just change the HD and reprogram.

Why change the engine if all you need is to change the spark plugs.