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6. FAQ

X-431IV 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-431IV.

6.1 About Update via Internet

Question: "Removable Disk" icon does not
appear in the catalogue of "My computer" after
the CF card reader/writer is connected to the
USB port of computer. Why?
Answer:
Possible cause: there may not be driver for CF
card reader/writer 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/writer 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/writer.
When the CF card reader/writer 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
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
cannot 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 32M CF card has not been fully
copied. Please delete the incomplete file and
copy again.
2. The CF card reader/writer is not compatible
with the CF card. Monofunctional CF card
reader/writer is better in such situation.
Question: How to make a new X-431IV CF
card when the data in old one is lost or
damaged?
Answer: In case X-431IV CF card is damaged
and the program in the card cannot 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 SMARTBOX No., and then
download the following programs into your
diagnostic
computer:
1) Necessary programs for making CF card:
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