Vida help.

[stevebg]

Firstly apologies if this is in the wrong section , I'm considering purchasing vida and unsure wether to us my existing laptop or purchase the laptop with vida installed , if I use my own laptop i5 8gbram will I have to completely wipe it clean ? Does vida need a laptop solely used for the software ? Also does vida work with other car manufacturers or is it just volvo , many tks any pointers on were to purchase

[volvoski]

I have one with a lap top for it for sale. Pm me if your interested.

[Ian21401]

I believe that Cheshired5 is able to supply Dice and laptop. You may wish to PM him.

[Olaf Els]

Originally Posted by stevebg

Firstly apologies if this is in the wrong section , I'm considering purchasing vida and unsure wether to us my existing laptop or purchase the laptop with vida installed , if I use my own laptop i5 8gbram will I have to completely wipe it clean ? Does vida need a laptop solely used for the software ? Also does vida work with other car manufacturers or is it just volvo , many tks any pointers on were to purchase

There's no need to buy a laptop with VIDA installed. You can utilise your existing laptop without wiping it clean. Best if it's not Windows 10, but that won't be a problem if you go the virtual machine route. Another option is to put VIDA on a bootable USB stick. I've tried all three methods - direct install; virtual machine; and bootable USB and they all work fine.

VIDA is only for Volvo cars, and those up to 2014 or 2015.

This is the best resource I've found for VIDA downloads: https://volvodiag.com/

[Tatsfield]

The only addition I would make to what has been said is that laptops capable of efficiently running VIDA are very cheap second hand as it is an obsolescent program and will run perfectly well on obsolescent machines. That way you don't have to have anything else on the machine. You can set it up as a special for purpose tool for your car. You can choose an old but physically robust machine like a ThinkPad with metal frame and you don't have to worry if it gets knocked about in a garage environment as that is what it will be for. You can buy a perfectly good suitable laptop for less than the cost of the DiCE adapter/connector! If you are going to keep your Volvo for a long time, VIDA/DiCE is one of the best investments you will make, whether or not you actually carry out the work yourself or give it to a garage. Knowing what the problem is going to be puts you in a strong position when dealing with garages.

[Olaf Els]

Originally Posted by Tatsfield

The only addition I would make to what has been said is that laptops capable of efficiently running VIDA are very cheap second hand as it is an obsolescent program and will run perfectly well on obsolescent machines. That way you don't have to have anything else on the machine. .............

That's sensible advice. An advantage of having a dedicated laptop is that you can isolate it from the internet and therefore avoid receiving updates that might interfere with VIDA. Of course this can also be achieved both a Virtual Machine and a bootable USB stick.

[passenger]

I took old lap top, "naked", only VIDA on it. Works perfect

[stevebg]

Tks everyone I do indeed plan on keeping my car so I'll be making the investment for vida

[stevebg]

Originally Posted by volvoski

I have one with a lap top for it for sale. Pm me if your interested.

I can't pm you mate due to not having made enough posts

[volvoski]

Comment on the weather three more times and your good to go…..
Lap top I have is as others have said very basic and old and dedicated to that one job.