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(Message started by: jonnycab on Aug 27^th, 2007, 2:01am)

Title: Laptop advice needed
Post by jonnycab on Aug 27^th, 2007, 2:01am

Thinking that I might get into the technological age & get rid if the 'suck it & see' approach to car repair.

I've got an Autel code reader, but it's pretty basic.

Seen a laptop in the local paper for sale....HP Omnibook XE2 with Windows '98 & 192 mb RAM.....cheap as chips ;)

Would this be okay for the diagnostic software & OBD II lead that the Scorp requires ?

Title: Re: Laptop advice needed
Post by scorpio_man on Aug 27^th, 2007, 8:17am

hi there

yes, should be ok.

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/bpi03798/bpi03798.pdf

i use an old dell latitude laptop and that's fine.

hth

Title: Re: Laptop advice needed
Post by Octavian_P on Aug 27^th, 2007, 8:36am

I also have an old laptop, good thing about old ones is that the majority are made to work with a 18 V adapter but do work fine on 12 V from the battery ;D

Title: Re: Laptop advice needed
Post by jonnycab on Aug 27^th, 2007, 12:15pm

Laptop is already sold :(.....but will keep my eyes peeled for another old cheapy, now that I know they're okay for the Scorp ;)