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Wire to hook up a Laptop???

Old Sep 17, 2004 | 12:54 PM
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Wire to hook up a Laptop???

Hi guys! Is there a wire to hook up the car to my laptop? It is a PC. Also, i would need a program for the laptop as well! Thanks!
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Old Sep 17, 2004 | 01:04 PM
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Re: Wire to hook up a Laptop???

Originally posted by marcolanz
Hi guys! Is there a wire to hook up the car to my laptop? It is a PC. Also, i would need a program for the laptop as well! Thanks!
It's called an ALDL cable. YOu can either buy one or make one yourself...Do a search here and you will find how to make it.
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Old Sep 17, 2004 | 09:48 PM
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There are a few programs you can use. FreeScan, Datamaster and WinALDL come to mind. I'm not sure if TunerPro supports your ECM yet.

For a cable there are many places. If you have a serial port on your laptop you have more options available to you. I only have USB and went nuts trying to find a USB-Serial adapter to go with my WOT cable... until I just ate the $65 and bought a Moates ALDL cable CABL1 and the APU1 adapter.
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