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 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 ). • However almost all WinTel PCs should work fine. Torrent Bully Scholarship Edition Pc Ita.

• Most of the BMW software works with the USB port. • Some (such as Carsoft 6. Free Download Hike Messenger For Nokia N8. 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 st choice: BMW INPA EDIABAS K-Line USB Interface (e.g., USB K-Line, aka 'BMW INPA EDIABAS K+CAN USB OBD2') • $50,, 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 ()] • 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. • Models that use the K-Line OBD interfaces are: • - E87, E30 E36 E46 E83 and new E90, E34 E39 E53 and older E60 E61, E63 E64, E38 E65 E66, E31 E52, E53, E85 E52, R50 R52 R53 • 2 nd choice: BMW INPA EDIABAS K-Line Serial Interface (i.e., RS232 K-Line) •,,,. Shadow Fight 2 Download Free here. • Computer must have a serial port • Usually comes as two cables, one for round 20-pin interface & one for the 16-pin OBD connector • 3 rd choice: BMW INPA EDIABAS K+DCAN USB Interface (i.e., USB K-Line+DCAN) • $120,,,. • Be careful: There are TWO kinds of K+DCAN cables with respect to E39 compatibility • Primary K-Line on pin 7; secondary K-Line on pin 8 • Pin 8 removed (to restore 2nd K-Line) • Models that require D-CAN: - E60, E61 after 3/2007, E83 after 9/2006, E81, E87 after 3/2007, E90, E91, E92, E93 after 3/2007, - E70 (New X5), R56 (New Mini), New F Series, as well as all other new models.