EDIT: PLEASE IMPROVE! We are constantly updating this first post, as new information comes in (until it won't let us update it anymore). Kudos: Many people collaborated on this, expecially Quick99Si, RDL, & ACA84 who provided much of the detail. Tribal knowledge requested to make organized sense of recommended E39 diagnostic hardware & software. Based on the available diagnostic tools (and in concert with the various BMW coding forums let's try to meaningfully organize the following E39-specific diagnostic-related scanning, coding, and programming tools & interfaces for the entire E39 tribe to benefit. ----- Assess your portable computer: Almost any laptop hardware will work The classic BMW diagnostic laptop is an IBM T30 You'll want at least a 40GB hard disk drive (100GB+ if you're installing Progman) And, as much RAM as the PC can handle (Quick99Si had 2GB RAM in his Dell D620 laptop (However almost all WinTel PCs should work fine.

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Download BMW_EasyDIS Base v44 torrent or any other torrent from Other Applications category. Download Easy DIS v44 1.0 BASE & GT1 v44 1.0 Program or any other file from Applications category. HTTP download also available at fast speeds. How to install DIS w/ EasyDIS v44 step-by-step. BMW M5 Forum and M6 Forums > BMW M5, M5 Touring, M6 and Z8 Forums > E60 M5 and E61 M5 Touring Discussion > Where to download DIS EasyDIS v44 or v57?

Most of the BMW software works with the USB port. Some (such as Carsoft 6.5 SP1) only work with the RS-232 serial port NOTE: You need to match your cable to your available ports!

Serial-to-USB conversion cables work; but you have to get the right ones (so it's problematic). Most programs run on Windows (e.g., INPA & NCS). You can't go wrong with WinXP but others are reputed to work: Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows VISTA Windows 7 (NCSExpert requires XPmode) Some run under Linux (e.g., EasyDIS & Progman). Typically via VMware UNIX emulation on Windows Order the right cable (1 ((2 (1st choice: BMW INPA EDIABAS K-Line USB Interface (e.g., USB K-Line, aka 'BMW INPA EDIABAS K+CAN USB OBD2') $50 1 (2 (3 Primary K-Line on pin 7 (for the engine & gearbox); secondary K-Line on pin 8 (for all else) FTDI Chip [Note: Get FTDI drivers here (1 (Works on all newer E39s from 2001 to 2003 with the 16-pin OBDII connector above the driver's left knee Note that there is a secondary K-Line on pin 8 (which is not on most DCAN interface cables) in addition to the primary K-Line on pin 7. Really impressed by your guide!:thumbup: One could think that all questions are answered, but I really have problem to find where to order the correct cable interface on internet. I have a M5 E39 2000 (Production 99-12) which I have made the VANOS oil accumulator upgrade on.

Now I wish to run DIS and program it that this upgrade is present. Upgrade TIS instructions: Of course I want to read/erase the error codes memory too. I think I should choose your 4:th choice of interface to make it work for E39 -00 (20-pin), and I also need the USB-version to make it work on my newest laptop (Windows 7-64). Your link only gives me a item number on Ebay, which is not available anymore. 1000 most important words norman schur pdf files online.

I have downloaded INPA/DIS ns Which will hopefully work. Can You or someone guide me more specific on what to order more exactly (the hardware needed), I want to order today?:). Guys, please bear with me, I am an absolute newbie with E46 diagnostic software although I have used OBD-II software for other vehicles. My wife's E46 (2001 model 325CI) recently had a problem with the airbag sensor in the passenger's seat and after much research I opted to purchase the bypass sensor rather than change the pad and possibly ruin the seat in the process.