Laptop hook-up?

[Phil_Edge]

I've seen the "laptop connection" topic come up several times, and am naturally intrigued! However, the last thing I want to do is screw anything up with unnecessary tinkering... so thought I'd try and find out a bit more about the software etc.



As far as I can gather from wandering round the forum archives, the software floats around out there, typically via email. The leads are available from Maplin type vendors, or somewhere like this: www.clever-trevor.net/cars/1-cerbera-v8.html



Now, I've got a '99 4.5 so shouldn't (he says!) have any problems hooking up to a laptop, but am still not 100% clear what the benefits are from doing so, whether I really should make the effort to do so, or whether it's only for those who really know what they are doing?



Any advice, experience, or thoughts would be welcomed.



Thanks - Phil.

[JensenA]

It's one of those things that that you will learn how to use. All you need is a standard serial cable from PC World/Maplins.

The software is Diagnostic software and you will find it useful, it tells you exactly what your car is the engine is doing and you won't screw anything up by plugging it and reading the display.

[Phil_Edge]

Thanks for the response - in which case I'll have a look in Maplins today



Software - I think I saw it was on a site somewhere, in one of the threads somewhere...

[kevin63]

I think your software can be found Here but I am on pda at the moment so all is not show up the same as on the computer, but it does say software and the Cerbera manual.

[Phil_Edge]

kevin63 said:

I think your software can be found Here but I am on pda at the moment so all is not show up the same as on the computer, but it does say software and the Cerbera manual.

Appreciate the help - thanks - but, just for info, all the links from here are dead I'm afraid

[HarryW]

Phil_Edge said:

kevin63 said:

I think your software can be found Here but I am on pda at the moment so all is not show up the same as on the computer, but it does say software and the Cerbera manual.

Appreciate the help - thanks - but, just for info, all the links from here are dead I'm afraid

Work fine in firefox

Ah once you are into the site no they don't , bandwidth exceeded maybe

Edited by HarryW on Thursday 24th May 12:53

[Byker28i]

bandwidth exceeded for this month - sorry.
I've nicked some space on a collegues server and we've used his 15Gb bandwith this month

[Peppe]

Phil_Edge said:

Thanks for the response - in which case I'll have a look in Maplins today

Software - I think I saw it was on a site somewhere, in one of the threads somewhere...

YHM

Peppe

[Phil_Edge]

Thanks!

Back from hols, and will be working on this as soon as I get out from under the pile of emails!

[Byker28i]

Software, manuals etc are now hosted via a server at home. Might as well use my 10Mb link This way we don't have bandwith issues anymore

[Phil_Edge]

Nice

[Byker28i]

Forgot to mention I also have 50Gb of space aloocated so we won't have any space problems either