Volvo DiCE VIDA 2015A vs. VXDIAG VCX NANO Volvo 2014D

Look here: the two popular Volvo diagnostic and programming tools: Dice/VIDA cheap china clone and Allscanner VXDIAG VCX NANO for Volvo

Now, we’re gonna to talk which is better

Volvo diagnostic tool	DiCE/VIDA	VXDIAG VCX NANO Volvo
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Price	$135.00	$59.99
Original/clone	China clone	Original Allscanner made
Latest software	VIDA 2015A	VIDA 2014D
Operating system	Windows 7 32 bit: tested! Windows XP: need luck Windows 8: need luck Windows 10: need luck MacOS: need luck *Help file: VIDA installation	Windows 7 32 bit: tested! Windows XP: need luck Windows 8: need luck Windows 10: need luck MacOS: need luck
Language	Italian/ English/ French/ Portuguese/ Swedish/ Japanese/ Korean/ Dutch/ Russian/ Turkish/ Thai/ Traditional Chinese/ Simplified Chinese	Italian/ English/ French/ Portuguese/ Swedish/ Japanese/ Korean/ Dutch/ Russian/ Turkish/ Thai/ Traditional Chinese/ Simplified Chinese
Vehicle coverage	1999-2017 (only some 2017 models covered, but most 2015 cars covered)	1999-2014
Obd2 diagnosis	Yes	Yes
Programming	Yes	Yes

Conclusion:

Dice VIDA 2015A covers more Volvo cars and it works perfectly for most cars, even some new cars made in the year 2019. but there are different Dice china clone, pls confirm that the one you have is a decent one like http://www.obdii365.com/wholesale/vida-dice-2015a-diagnostic-tool-for-volvo.html (the best-quality clone)

Vxdiag VCX Nano Volvo uses its own firmware and runs quicker. But it can works with 2014D only!

Reference:

Volvo VIDA 2015A download:

http://blog.obdii365.com/2019/04/25/free-download-vida-dice-2015a-for-volvo-1999-2017/

Volvo VIDA windows 7 install: (100% success)

Volvo VIDA 2015A installation requirement:

http://blog.obdii365.com/2019/09/01/volvo-vida-2015a-requirements-win7-win10-ie11/

Volvo VIDA log in:

http://blog.obdii365.com/2018/01/10/solved-volvo-vida-2014d-cannot-log-in/

Volvo VIDA how to program a module:

http://blog.obdii365.com/2018/08/24/program-volvo-s60-cem-with-vida-dice/

Volvo VIDA – What’s fun:

http://blog.obdii365.com/2019/09/04/cool-things-to-do-with-volvo-vidadice/

Volvo VIDA how to update:

http://blog.obdii365.com/2019/09/05/buy-volvo-vida-software-update-online-for-dice-clone/

Volvo VIDA how to crack:

A couple of weeks ago the car suffered a spurious DIM fault which left me with a SRS alarm standing. Unsure of what faults may be laying in wait and in order to clear the SRS alarm, I ordered a VIDA/DICE unit from EBAY.

I know that VIDA/DICE is a big issue on the forum and has been covered many times, but I wanted to put down my experience while it is still fresh in my mind, and that it may help any out there who are struggling or are wondering whether to get a unit or not.

Once I got the VIDA/DICE unit I set about looking at the numerous posts that had been put on various forums, and I realised immediately that this was not going to be as easy as most software / hardware you buy off the shelves. However. my first challenge was to find a laptop with Win 7 professional on it. Luckily my son had a large desktop / laptop with it on and he let me do a fresh install and update. I then followed a YOUTUBE video for installation. (No instructions came with the device at all).

Following along, I got VIDA 2014D installed OK. I then rushed out to my car to try it out. When I plugged the DICE into the computer it searched for the drivers and eventually recognized the device. I then started VIDA, but it would not see the DICE unit. Just a box with a Red X in it.

OK so back to the forums to see what people did about that. I must have tried innumerable combinations of things and I was about to give up. As a last ditch effort I dug out an old Toshiba Laptop I had. This only had Vista Home Premium on it, but it was a 250GB drive, 4GB of RAM and an Intel Core DUO processor (P8600) which was way below the spec of my sons laptop, but adequate for VIDA. I searched on the WEB for the cheapest WIN 7 professional license I could buy and got one from Software GEEKS for £19.

I loaded the 32 BIT version as this is all the laptop could cope with. Followed some of the tips I had picked up on the forums, and loaded VIDA back up again. I went out this morning in the pouring rain to try and connect it to the car – hey presto – it worked. I have checked and cleared down the faults, including the SRS alarm. I am a very happy man. So below is the setup I used which worked for me and I hope it helps someone else out there who has been struggling.

1. I purchased a VIDA / DICE unit with the latest 2014D software. The VIDA unit has multicoloured lights on it. I had read on the forums that there were some out there with only Blue Lights and seemed to give problems.
2. Use WIN 7 professional 32 Bit and let windows do a full update (takes ages). You will certainly need to ensure that service pack 1 is installed. When mine was loaded and updated, it only had Internet Explorer 8 on it. I had to download and install IE9. VIDA 2014D would not load with only IE8 in place.
3. Download the latest version of JAVA
4. At this point I created a restore point in windows, so I could revert to this point should I have problems installing VIDA.
5. I then turned off User Account Control (UAC) and disabled the Windows Firewall.
6. Check that the only version of .net that you have is .NET 3.5. I had read that if you are on version 4 VIDA doesn’t like it. (You can check the version in the registry editor in Windows)
7. I then loaded VIDA following this Youtube video https://youtu.be/b5XMXqsSlHw

8. Once VIDA was proven to work, I then took the laptop out to the car and connected the DICE unit to the OBD2 socket and plugged it into the laptop. Windows searched for the drivers and installed them. When I opened VIDA up, I needed to enter all the car details in the Vehicle Profile section. This time the page also showed my DICE unit in the DICE configuration Box. With the vehicle details entered, the Diagnostics TAB activated and as long as the Ignition is in the II position, it will read all the onboard computers.
   Why didn’t this work for me the first time I tried it? I think it might be that VIDA / DICE didn’t like the 64Bit version of Win7 Pro, although others may have got it working on that platform. I also think I got in a mess with the .net 3.5 vs the .net 4.5.
   My thanks to all those on various Forums who have posted up their solutions. Most are for earlier versions of VIDA, and I didn’t see many for the 2014D version that I bought.
   It has been a long week messing around with this, but I am currently walking on air.
   One final tip – while messing around with VIDA on the car the ignition is on. I would put the battery charger on while in this state as the battery soon runs down. I’m currently waiting for it to charge up so I can start the car!!!
   Volvo VIDA 2015A where to:

http://www.obdii365.com/wholesale/volvo-vida-dice-2015a-software.html

Review on Volvo VIDA software update online

Here is an interesting question:

For those of you with the VIDA/DICE clones, have you been able to buy software updates from online, get them delivered via CD- ROM, place them in the VIDA software, and then perform a software upgrade on your car?

If yes, can you shine some light on where you placed the software update in VIDA.

As far as I’m aware… You simply cannot purchase software outside of VIDA, whether you’re a dealer or not. If you are a dealer, the purchasing process is a little different (as you don’t pay for each individual download separately), but it still goes only through VIDA. I’ve actually used an official VIDA/DiCE setup at a major Volvo dealer in Boston (long story as to why), and the process is almost identical to my doing software downloads at home, again, the only difference being the payment process.

I’m pretty sure what’s happening is that those Volvo parts places are simply cataloging against some sort of electronic database directly from Volvo. Hence, you can see the parts numbers and descriptions for software packages, but it’s not possible to buy them.

In addition, I’ve never seen any provision within VIDA to allow a software download to be sent to the car that wasn’t purchased directly through VIDA to begin with. So until I hear proof-positive otherwise, I’m gonna assume you cannot purchase software from anywhere else.

Oh, and as far as software downloads go… These are the broad steps. I covered most of the details I think, but I’m a bit too lazy to go into every single step of the process. I will say though, I’ve done a number of software downloads successfully with my DiCE-clone on a few different cars, so I know this process works correctly.

1) Install and configure VIDA
– Purchase a 3-day VIDA subscription from VolvoTechInfo (aka, Volvo Technical & Owner Bookstore)
– Either download the latest copy of VIDA from a torrent (making sure it’s a copy that doesn’t have a “crack” already installed) or wait for the official DVDs to arrive via snail-mail
– Wait for your VIDA login details to be emailed to you
– Install VIDA (this may take some time, especially on older hardware)
– Via the VIDA-Admin, enter your login details you were emailed, change your password, and authorize the VIDA installation you plan to use with the subscription package you purchased
(how to do this last step is not immediately obvious, but on VolvoTechInfo there are step-by-step guides to help)
– Make sure you have the DiCE software/drivers installed. Also make sure your DiCE device is updated to the latest firmware with the DiCE firmware tool.
– Allow VIDA to “eUpdate” to the latest sub-version. Aka, VIDA-2012D has at least 3-4 sub-revisions. Always make sure it’s updated to the latest version before attempting to download software.
– If you haven’t already, reboot your machine (or virtual machine) to make sure everything is installed correctly and happy.
– Open “Vida All in One”, login with the username/password you assigned to VIDA via the VIDA-Admin setup process

2) Verify your VIDA/DiCE setup
– Login to VIDA, and connect your DiCE unit to your car
– On the first welcome page, click “define vehicle profile”
– On the next page, you should see your DiCE tool listed under “communication tool” in the drop-down menu
– Click “read vehicle” and allow it to populate the values from your car (in addition, fill in the “transmission” and “body style” fields if they do not auto-populate)
– After it all looks good, click “ok”. The “Diagnostics” tab at the top should change from grey (cannot click) to black (can click)
– Click on “diagnostics” tab, and allow VIDA to do a full diagnostic read of your car. At this point, it’s also probably a good idea to check for codes, and clear any existing codes before attempting a software download

3) Select and Download Software Packages
– I’m not gonna go into great detail here, as this PDF pretty much says it much all: https://volvoxc.s3.amazonaws.com/vid…e_ordering.pdf
A few notes though:
– Not every package listed in the available software list can be installed. Nor do they all cost the same price. I had to specifically open trouble-tickets with VolvoTechInfo to get a few packages unlocked that were initially dealer-only. I imagine so very few people use VIDA/DiCE on their own that they simply overlooked a few items. VolvoTechInfo support is also not very pleasant to deal with. Again, they tend to only work with Dealers, and don’t seem overly keen about anyone else using their system. But who cares, you paid, therefore, demand what you need and it’ll get sorted out.
– If you plan on updating a number of modules, the “Total CAN Reload” is the most cost-effective option.
– On 2004 model-year Volvos (and perhaps other older models), to update the level of dimming in the rear-view mirror, you must download a software package called “Auto dimming contd. app”. VIDA cannot do it directly for some stupid reason.
– You can manually enter a software part number not listed in the available software list, but don’t necessarily expect it to actually download to your car.
– If you download a software update that’s already applied (aka, not needed), you still have to initially pay, but you can get a refund afterwards as long as it wasn’t actually downloaded to the car (which it won’t be if you already have the latest)

– If you don’t mind it’s original or crack and only look for a working VIDA program, you even can get a decent VIDA crack on the web, like http://www.obdii365.com/wholesale/volvo-vida-dice-2015a-software.html

Very Important Note!

I refuse to spend money on a battery charger like Volvo requires when doing a software download. This can cause problems. If the battery dips too low during a software update, the update can fail, and possibly worst-case, you could fry something important like your ECU or CEM. At which point, you’ll need an official (aka, self-powered) DiCE unit to bring the modules into recovery mode and have any chance at getting them to work again. You have been warned!

Personally, since I’m cheap, and relatively poor, here’s my workaround: After driving the car for a bit, I do whatever diagnostic work I need to within VIDA/DiCE, and decide on whatever software packages I might need. Then with the car still connected, I pay for the software, and get it downloaded to VIDA, but I don’t install it to the car yet. Then I disconnect my VIDA/DiCE rig, but leave VIDA open and running on the computer. Next, I take the car for a spirited ride around town, or even better, a 15-20 minute burn down the highway. During this drive, I turn on absolutely every electronic component I can. Aka, both seat-heaters, the radio, the climate control (fan on high), the rear-defrost, headlights, fog lights, etc… When I get back, I kill everything (fan, radio, lights, etc) before I turn the engine off. Then rather quickly, I turn the key back to (II, aka “on” but without engine running), re-connect my VIDA/DiCE rig, and then simply hit the “install” button to push the already downloaded software updates to the car.

I get away with this because I know the health status of my particular battery and because I’m a risk-taker. Doing it this way, I get maybe 10 minutes of time with the battery at what I’d call a “safe” voltage for doing software downloads. Then there’s a window of maybe 5-10 minutes of “moderately semi-safe” time, and after that, I’d say you risk a download not working properly. Remember, all this work with VIDA requires the car be in key-position II (or “on”) so that every module in the car is powered, whether or not you’re actually talking to that module or not. The tolerances for “the radio works, and the car starts fine” while in ignition mode II are much much wider than the tolerances for a successful VIDA download. Example: In my particular car, with it’s relatively old, but good condition battery, I can run the radio for easily 2-3 hours, headlights (xenon, not fog/halogen, which drains faster) for an hour, and muck around with windows, seats, etc… without the battery dropping too low to start the car. However, in that same car, with that same battery, I wouldn’t dream of trying a software download more than 20 minutes after I had charged the battery up. Point is, the process is very sensitive to battery voltage. Once again, you have been warned. If you don’t want to do that whole dance, buy a good quality battery charger, and note that an over-voltage battery is just as bad as an under-voltage battery when it comes to a VIDA download.

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So in a nutshell, that’s my experience doing software downloads with VIDA. Let me know if you have any specific questions and I’ll see what I can do.

Oh, and also, just a personal preference, but I run VIDA in a Windows 7 x64 Professional VMWare Virtual Machine. VIDA installs tons of junk that I don’t really want running 24/7 on my regular machine (and it takes ages to install/uninstall, even on very fast hardware). Also, since I have two VIDA installs (one for legit subscriptions, the other for, well, “other-subscriptions”), having each isolated into a VM seems like the ideal solution. I’m extremely tech-savy (and I work in IT), so it’s not all that hard in my opinion to do a setup like that, but other’s may need a bit of practice to get it all working. But just a note, DiCE does work perfectly well via a VIDA setup within a VMWare image. I’ve also tried VirtualBox, but I found their USB implementation (at least with a Windows guest and Windows host) to be less than ideal, and it almost caused a software download to fail, simply because of poor driver integration. Hence, I’d go with VMWare Workstation if you’re gonna try to do it all via virtual machines.

Lastly, you’ll find VIDA to be quite the little resource hog. I allocate 4 GB of RAM, and 2 processor “cores” to each VIDA virtual machine instance, and that seems to be about the bare-minimum for it to run at a decent speed. Seeing as that’s about the same spec as many people’s entire computers, you might just resign yourself to VIDA being a little bit slow if your machine is more than say 1.5 years old. Not unusable by any means, but a little slow by modern standards.

Update:

To be honest, I actually downloaded just the DiCE update package from Volvo Tech Info and installed in on my native/host OS (Windows 7 x64 Enterprise) to update my DiCE-knockoff unit.

For things like that, I would generally recommend not using a virtualized environment… The download was only a few megabytes, and was simple to uninstall, so for the sake of safety, yea, I’d stay away from VMWare for that specific part of the process. Not that it necessarily wouldn’t work, but rather just to be safe. Plus again, the DiCE package is a tiny drop compared to the wave of fecal matter that is the default VIDA installation. So yea, to directly answer your question, at least in the latest revision of the DiCE update software, Windows 7 x64 indeed works fine.

The package can be found at https://www.volvotechinfo.com/index….oftwareUpdates, listed under “Firmware Update”.

Also, I forgot to mention this above, but while VIDA itself does include the aforementioned DiCE firmware/update package (which would then only exist inside the VM), if you do use VMWare, you should probably install the DiCE package on your host OS just as a precaution. For me on Windows 7, the OS automatically downloaded some sort of bare-bones driver that then allowed VMWare to mount the USB device (DiCE), but I did notice that while off-line, the first time I plugged in my DiCE unit, and then tried to mount the USB device into the VMware instance, that it wouldn’t recognize it correctly. Again, Windows sorted it out automatically (assuming you are setup to allow automatic driver downloads), but it might be a better idea to side-step that process, and just install the DiCE firmware package (which includes the requisite x64 and x86 USB drivers). At at that point, do whatever updates may be required to your DiCE unit. The firmwares aren’t released very often, so if you do it once, you should be set for at least 6-12 months to come.

http://blog.obdii365.com/2019/09/05/buy-volvo-vida-software-update-online-for-dice-clone/

Fun things to do with VIDA DiCE?

What cool things can or have you done with VOLVO VIDA? How open is the software? Like, how custom can your electronics be?

Have collected a lot here… (credits to contribution from users)

1. I did a SUM calibration with mine! Also, you can read all of your error codes and reset them, including the CEL.

2. And data logging. Turn off drls
3. A lot depends on the year and model. There are so much more electronics on later models. ( i.e. our ’13 XC60 than on our ’00 V70R). The main thing I use it for is maintenance/diagnostics and it’s nice that I don’t have to guess and see if ‘sensor x’ is working as it should or go to the dealer and pay them to tell me that.

4. Reset my windows so that they don’t whistle.
   Reset service timers. And recalibrated when they service timers came up. (dropped it to 5k from 7500) AND found out you can set it for engine hours as well. Tempted to do a set up for that instead, since most of my driving is at 75-80 mph these days. 7500 miles at steady state 75 mph is better than 3000 miles at 25 mph average stop/go traffic… but that’s a whole other discussion…
   SUM calibrations.
   CEL reset.
   Calculated horsepower output.
   You can do a lot of different stuff. A LOT.
   I don’t use the datalogger portion very much, but i know it’s there. My “regular” OBD2 unit has a great data collection system in it for engine management that I understand, and I can capture more channels on engine management with it than with VIDA. That said, I admit that I need to learn some more about VIDA and use on data capture with it, it will do chassis data captures where my OBD2 unit will not (suspension, brakes, awd, etc etc etc) so I need to sit down with it and play with that feature…

5. You can do a bunch of things with Vida except download software. Always a plus for diagnostics.
   You can monitor just about everything from duty cycle to sum voltage.
   You can also select a module and if you click the activations tab, you can activate certain components pertaining to that module.
   I don’t remember off the top of my head how I did this, but I changed the time limit of my interior lights when the door is open and when the key is taken out of the ignition.
   Personally I think it’s well worth the money if you’re considering getting Vida.

6. Go diagnostics-vehicle communication-select DDM from the module diagram-advanced-initialise windows or smth

7. Best diagnostics tool. I mean it even tells you how to fix errors with pictures

8. Its not very intuitive, pretty painful at first actually, but you figure it out eventually.

9. You can turn your heated seats to a higher or lower setting too. In my SR, I could barely feel them. I asked JRL to turn the VR’s up before I bought it and they’re much, much better.

10. I just bought a VIDA/DICE unit from a Chinese seller obdii365.com tonight. The ad states the 2013 version, running on Win7. We’ll see how it goes. Hopefully it’ll help me solve a problem my dealer couldn’t fix (today actually) and told me my intercooler water sprayer was actually meth injection. Not a lot of confidence for that tech!

11. You can do a gauge check to make sure everything works and it is pretty cool to watch. Here is a pic of it in progress

12. I had a little bit of wind coming around the passenger front window. There is a bump stop feature built in to the control on the DDM/PDM so you can change how many mm it goes before stop. And you can adjust it with VIDA/DICE.
    Forgot about the seat heater function… changed mine, too. You can adjust both high and low settings, btw.
    AND (to whoever asked) NO! It is NOT INTUITIVE AT ALL! It’s frankly kind of a pain to find all the controls, but they are there.
    ONE MORE IMPORTANT THING: If you are getting one, remember, you must have Professional version of Windows. Home versions will not load (or at least without editing the load software – easier to have Pro version).

13. I’ve cleared a few codes, SUM calibration, datalogged a few things. Cant wait to have more time to explore further into what VIDA can do.

14. unit is working perfectly. I have done seater heater reset and diagnostics. The only thing it didnt come with is wiring diagrams which a PDF is available on the internet with a simple google search!

15. If you were to purchase a VIDA subscription now it will be a totally different version then you guys are currently using. I believe anyone can purchase one. Its about 85 bucks for 3 days. They have a few different plans. You just go to volvo bookstore sight create an account. Then purchase and download its pretty simple. You can then do your own software upgrades and reloads add keys remotes all that stuff. Considering the cost of VIDA it still may be cheaper then going to a dealer for this stuff. VIDA is a technicians best friend. You can figure out the toughest possible problems with the info. in VIDA. I been there from day one when what was then called VADIS that was 1999 then later it changed to VIDA. It’s come a long way to say the least.

A subscription allows you to download vehicle software updates from the Volvo mothership at additional cost per update. At least in theory, as I haven’t heard of many actually trying it.

As an aside, the really cool thing would be if someone would save off the updates and post them up for all. Its possible, Volvo wouldn’t like it much, and it would be a blow for DIY freedom, so never likely to happen; but it would be great to get hold of the updates without having to screw around.

16. Hmm, well turning off my DRLs probably isn’t that interesting, lol!
    You can also program things like how the alarm sounds off and for how long. Also how long the approach lighting stays on before dimming out.

17. Buy the CFE so you can configure a lot more
    Auto fold mirrors or close windows/sunroof when closing or car or ignition off, adjust mirrors on engaging reverse, open windows/sunroof with different presses on keyfob, auto-enable seatheater(s) when temp is under X, custom messaging on DIM, gauge-sweep, close doors at X mph, extended settings for DRL and approach lighting, configure different settings for winter/summer, and so on, and so on.

18.  From VIDA, you can do a DIM function test however which will illuminate all of the check lights and sweep the gauges to make sure everything is working correctly. If VIDA could do what the CFE does, I’d be a totally happy camper, lol!!

more interesting things able to do with vida will be updated…

Volvo VIDA 2015A Tested Version Download and install

Latest VIDA 2015A has been tested and verified working 100% by obdii365.com engineer. Where to download Volvo VIDA 2015A software:

https://www.obdii365.com/wholesale/volvo-vida-dice-2015a-software.html

Security: 100% safe to use

Software Version: 2015A
Cars: Volvo cars from 1999 to 2017
Language: English, Chinese

Compatibility: 100% confirmed to work with Volvo Dice china clone

Computer Requirement:
1. Operating system: Windows 7 Professional 32 bit or 64 bit
2. Internet Explorer: 9 or newer
3. Computer memory: 2G RAM +
4. C: space: must have 40GB
5. Location: software must install on C://
6. Others: It must be NTFS format

What does VIDA 2015A means?

If VIDA 2014D lists 2015 and 2015A cars.

2015A introduced Drive-E cars.

2014D will not do anything for 2016 cars like the XC90 because they introduced Ethernet as a connection option in the car. You won’t be able to get away with sticking DICE on a 2016 carry over model either that still uses an OBD2 interface. Only subscriptions to VIDA 2015 which is all online will help you.

“VIDA 2015 is 100% internet based, which means you will always have the most current information at your fingertips.”

Should be

“VIDA 2015 is 100% the end of hacks, and might be the end of shadetree Volvo diagnosis, depending on how high we price it.”

Volvo VIDA 2015A released notes:

WELCOME TO VIDA 2015
Welcome to the new VIDA. Several years of development have been put into this new workshop application. We have incorporated feedback from our users, as well as made changes to accommodate our future vehicles. VIDA 2015 has an extensive HELP section which can be reached at any time simply by hitting the “F1” button on your keyboard.
VIDA 2015 is 100% internet based, which means you will always have the most current information at your fingertips. Changes and corrections can be applied with a much shorter lead time.
Volvo Standard Time (VST) information is integrated into VIDA.
Starting with XC90, fault tracing will be displayed and shown in a ranked order.
Wiring Diagrams will be an integrated part of the repair process.
So install VIDA 2015 and explore the great changes and improvements of this new workshop application.

VIDA 2015A installation help:

User Name: admin or 1

Professional tech support by www.obdii365.com

Dice Vida 2015 features:
1. DICE – Diagnostic Communication Equipment, is a tool that used together with VIDA all-in-one to communicate with the vehicle. Communication makes diagnosis and troubleshooting the vehicle possible, as well as downloading software.
2. DICE has an integrated CARB cable, which is connected to the vehicle’s diagnostic socket. When connecting to the vehicle, DICE is powered as long as the battery is charged.
3. DICE has a folding hook that is designed for hanging the unit from one of the grab handles in the vehicle for example.
4. DICE is equipped with four status LEDs that indicate the status of the software, the USB and Bluetooth communication and the interface to the car.
5. At one end of the unit, there is a DC input where a battery cable or adaptor(12V) can be connected. The adaptor is used when upgrading and troubleshooting the DICE.
6. In the other end of the unit, there is a removable cover that could be removed by turning the screw on the cover.

Volvo Vida Dice functionality:
1. Administration – General information, design and function
2. Standard components, service materials and consumables. General information (among other things, control modules, SRS, general safety)
3. service and maintenance
4. Engine with mounting and equipment
5. Electrical system
6. Power transmission
7. Brakes
8. Suspension and steering
9. Springs, shock absorbers and wheels
10. Body and interior – among other things, diagnostics, design and function, repair and spare part information
11. Other – special vehicles, e.g., ambulances, police cars. Components that deviate from standard.

VIDA 2015A troubleshooting images:

source:

https://www.obdii365.com/wholesale/volvo-vida-dice-2015a-software.html

Review: Volvo VIDA 2014D on Windows 10/8/7/XP macOS

Here are all from users answering you guys: What is the best operating system to work with Volvo Vice VIDA 2014D? Windows 10, Win 8, Win 7, Win XP or macOS?

Here you go…

Volvo VIDA 2014D Windows XP

1. I’ve happily be using VIDA on my old Win XP laptop for a few years

2. I have an old laptop (currently with Vista) and an old ASUS notebook running XP SP3.

3. VIDA 2012, 2013A or D version software should be installed on Win XP or Virtual machine. But 2014A and new 2014D requires Win 7 O/S ONLY. that’s a huge development for VIDA DiCE kit. Leave alone WIN xp or VirtualBox

4. I also run my VIDA in a XP virtual machine. No issues with mouse or USB, if you are familiar with VMware.

Volvo 2014D VIDA Windows 7

1. I just went back to a Win7 machine running IE9 and I’m very careful with the updates. 2014D is supposed to work with IE10 but it didn’t when I tried it.

2. While it says it works with ALL versions of Windows…it doesn’t actually.

However, it does have a GREAT setup instruction PDF that truly made setting up a VM super easy using Win7 Pro. Which then made setting up VIDA a breeze. I have it up and running and I even managed to connect to my older DICE unit.

3. I’’m on 2014d and W7 pro

4. I’m lucky in that I had an old laptop lying around that I could use solely for VIDA / DICE. Once I finally got it working (Win Pro 7 32 Bit, .Net 3.5), I turned off windows update, so that its configuration wouldn’t change. I assume that as long as I don’t change my car for a newer one, there is no benefit to an upgraded VIDA version (I’m on 2014D), or any further windows updates.

5. I used 32bit Win7 Ultimate. It all works now.

My only issue is my car battery running out being left on pos II for a length of time!

6. it must be Win 7 Pro ( or ultimate).

7. It won’t work on 7 Home

8. Vida 2014d will work fine with a fully updated Windows 7 Pro

9. On any 32-bit Windows machine, RAM in excess of 3 GB will be unrecognized by the OS

10. I have VIDA 2010D on Windows 7 Home Premium.

11. IE 8 and install on Win7.

12. VADIS on Win7 x64 with IE8 works like a charm

13. I run VIDA 2010D on Windows 7 professional 32-bit with Chrome Version 23.0.1271.97 – No problems

Good to know: Windows 7 32 bit is the only operation system that tested by real pros:

You can have VICE VIDA 2014D on Windows 7 with 100% success

2014D VIDA DiCE Windows 8

1. I had it working with Windows 8.1 until an unknown update broke connectivity to DICE and no amount of system restore would bring it back. I guess 2014D works ok, but be aware an update may blow it up in the future.

2. DiCE was working with Vida2014B and Windows 8.1, but stopped working when I upgraded to Windows 10 yesterday.

3. Need to uninstall the IE existed on the system, (probably IE9) first, then it should be able to install Win 8.

4. win8 & ie10 sure don’t play well with anything, can’t downgrade in win8 either, that’s what that compatibility mode is for.

Volvo VIDA 2014D Windows 10

1. Win10 with Vida 2014D and DiCE is now working. And I have connected to a separate ME9 and read some data from it.

2. Windows 10 is causing tons of compatibility issues across the board. You may have to VM until updates.

3. I have been using 2014D VIDA on my win10 tablet for few months and it even works via integrated Bluetooth!!!

Volvo VIDA 2014D Windows Mac

I run mine on a Mac using WinXP + VirtualBox VM without any problems. But UI is a little clunkier with a VM.

I have an old Win XP Dell that I use exclusively as a VIDA/DiCE box and I use VMWare Fusion/Win7 VM on a Mac for a VIDA reference source.

I have XP pro on my Macbook Pro in VirtualBox and that is working fine.

Have a walk through for the Virtual Box

Here i would describe details of the system, HD size, Ram amount, processor type, you’ll need to be running in XP virtual nachine, provided you have the size described above plus IE8, you may want to disable your firewall and antivirus during installation. at least 2GB of ram, more than 20GB hard disk, preferably 40GB + , I don’t remember the processor type but mine is pentium 4 quore duo works ok, IE8 when you have those, your installation will be okay.

VM Ware player is compatible with Win XP, Vista 32 & 64 bit as well as Win7 32 & 64 bit

I have it running on my main PC and it works!

http://www.obdii365.com/producttags/volvo-vida.html

http://blog.obdii365.com/2018/12/12/volvo-vida-2014d-windows-macos-reviews/

Dice VIDA Software Programs Volvo S60 CEM: Done!

Success! You have good luck to program Volvo S60 the year 2002 using VOLVO VIDA software.

After replacement of a failed CEM (central electronics module) on a 2002 Volvo S60, the software needs to be downloaded to the vehicle. This is done through Volvo VIDA software: http://www.obdii365.com/wholesale/2014d-vida-dice-diagnostic-tool-for-volvo.html

You need to buy a subscription from Volvo to gain access to the software files that you need to download, and then reload to the new DIM.

You need to be online. When you get a subscription, you gain access to VIDA 2014D but you still need to purchase and download the specific software you are re-loading, in this case, the CEM. It is a very time consuming process, especially if this is the first time you are programming. Lots of reading in their site. Hope this helps.

Here you go. Numerous communication faults found…

…due to a failed CEM

After CEM replacement, software is downloaded to vehicle

Programming a new control module

Programming of codes in progress in central electronic module (CEM)

The keys are manually programmed to the vehicle during the download

The diagnostic trouble codes are erased in all systems

The software has been downloaded into the vehicle

Carry out a pre-delivery check before returning the car to the customer

Note: during certain download sequences, the clock in the car will stop. Check and adjust as needed.

Select OK to finish the download sequence and to close this tab

The software download is complete

Done!

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http://blog.obdii365.com/2018/08/24/program-volvo-s60-cem-with-vida-dice/