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LAUNCH X-431Tool User’s Manual
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FAQ
X-431TOOL is a hi-tech product. With the
development of modern automotive industry,
more and more new technology will be adopted
and there may be questions during operation.
Read the user’s manual to get the answer
whenever you have any question, or contact
our Customer Service Center for help.
Here we list some frequently asked questions
and answers relating to X-431TOOL.
About Update via Internet
Question: “Removable Disk” icon does not
appear in the catalogue of “My computer” after
the CF card reader is connected to the USB
port of computer. Why?
Answer:
Possible cause: there may not be driver for CF
card reader in the computer. The default driver
is with the operating systems like Windows
Me/2000/XP, Mac OS 9.x/Mac OS X and Linux
2.4.X. However, there is no such default driver
with Windows 98.
Solution: Check if there is the driver for CF
card reader in the computer. If the computer
uses Windows 98 operating system, it is
necessary to install the driver into computer by
using the CD-ROM provided with CF card
reader.
When the CF card reader driver is installed
successfully, a “Removable disk” icon will
appear in the catalogue of “My computer”.
Usually it is listed after original disk drive. For
example, if there were drives A, B, C and D
originally, the removable disk will be “E”. If there
were drives A, B, C, D and E originally, the
removable disk will be “F”. The rest may be
deduced by analogy.
Question: Some downloaded diagnostic
program is not listed in the update tool, what is
the reason?
Answer: There are two possible causes:
1. The downloaded diagnostic program is not
put in the same folder as other diagnostic
programs. Please move it to the same folder as
others.
2. The diagnostic program is not fully
downloaded. Please download the program
again.
Question: When the updated software is used
in vehicle diagnosis, some diagnostic program
can not be downloaded successfully from the
CF card. Why?
Answer: possible causes and solutions:
1. The Display Program may have not been
updated. Please update the Display Program.
2. The diagnostic program for the vehicle make
is damaged. Please re-download the diagnostic
program and update.
Question: Why can’t the main unit recognize
the replaced CF card?
Answer: There are two possible causes:
1. The original CF card has not been fully
copied. Please delete the incomplete file and
copy again.
2. The CF card reader is not compatible with
the CF card. Monofunctional CF card reader is
better in such situation.
Question: How to make a new X-431TOOL CF
card when the data in old one is lost or
damaged?
Answer: In case X-431TOOL CF card is
damaged and the program in the card can not
be used, please use the following procedure to
make a new CF card:
1. Log onto the website "www.X431.com".
Enter your username and password to log
in.
Select the DIAGBOX No., and then
download the following programs into your
computer:
1) Necessary programs for making CF card: