Joseph Garcia
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I have a VCX that I had working. I didn’t think it was so I returned it. It was user error.well the vcx nano's should come with both tech2win and mdi software but they are separate installs. the mdi from chinacardiags works I don't remember what I paid for mine maybe $100-150, could have been just under $100. it's been a while since I bought it.
getting it elsewhere can be pretty sketchy if you don't want a virus but if you poke around you can find it. I have spent a lot of time on the internet so my spiddey sense sometimes says nope when trying to get ahold of hacked software lol sometimes it's a dead giveaway and sometimes it's not.
file size and how many hoops you have to jump thru to get a download link can be deciding factors
there may or may not be a download link on the chinacardiags website or a reference to one, I think the info changes from time to time.
I didn't get the one with the hard drive because at the time I already had the vcx and the software, I don't think the mdi I bought even came with software. After it was all said and done I am not even sure how I made it work lol the mdi software I have installed is good till 2099 or something like that.I have a VCX that I had working. I didn’t think it was so I returned it. It was user error.
So your chinacardiags mdi worked out of the box with a download from their site? Sorry for being so dense… whats with the whole additional hard drive thing?
In other words I can’t download the needed programs to my dell laptop and make the MDI work…I didn't get the one with the hard drive because at the time I already had the vcx and the software, I don't think the mdi I bought even came with software. After it was all said and done I am not even sure how I made it work lol the mdi software I have installed is good till 2099 or something like that.
I think the ones with a hard drive have the software pre-installed and you just interface with a laptop or whatever.
I think the best option with chinacardiags is to buy their hard drive with all software and throw it in a old used lenovo laptop, then you have it all. but you would still need a mdi separate. they also sell a used laptop & hard drive combo but it's cheaper to buy the drive from them and ****** a used laptop off of ebay with no hard drive in it.
you can but it might take a little digging to find the software and get it to actually workIn other words I can’t download the needed programs to my dell laptop and make the MDI work…
My Tech-2 for the first few years saw nearly daily duty and after about 4 years I started to have to replace just about everything but the Tech-2 itself. The OBDII adapters, the cables, the PCMCIA card was the first major replacement, then the VCI Module and finally the CANDI.I son’t think its a power issue. It seems to be a connection issue.
I don't use mine a lot but it still works fine 3-4 years laterMy Tech-2 for the first few years saw nearly daily duty and after about 4 years I started to have to replace just about everything but the Tech-2 itself. The OBDII adapters, the cables, the PCMCIA card was the first major replacement, then the VCI Module and finally the CANDI.
I'll be getting an MDI for programming purposes for a while, won't need the GDS software until we buy a newer generation truck.