Thats what I suspected so I did a complete uninstall and reload and hey presto it works.
I did see an "unkown" device on my USB hub.

However I do not seem to be able to do much with this tool. I do not have a user guide so playing in the dark here. I run diagnostics and get a window with lots of acronyms with either a green tick or an orange mark against them . Mostly green. However I cannot click on any item and expand with more info. I do get a yellow key icon asking for a password after the word "SEED" which itself is under the VIN number which was read automatically. It would seem that if I typed in that password I might get more functionality?

 

Lots of guides somewhere on here, large file area maybe?

Tough tool for a newbie.

 

The thing to wrap your head around is that SDD stands for symptom driven diagnostics, so just tell it a symptom that will get you the functionality you want.
Say ride height uneven if you want to adjust the corners, say transponder not working if you want to program a second key, etc, etc.

 

I got the BritishDiagnostics tool a few weeks ago from ebay.co.uk and I'm very happy with it. The SDD software is ver. 130, the usb cable is a non-branded type. The installation will create an isolated Windows XP virtual machine, cut off from the internet.

The seller informed me that there are occasional issues with Windows 8. I did the install in a laptop with Win 8.1 and it worked right away. The installation is well documented and easy in comparison with some other brands. The second time I used SDD the virtual machine gave me a memory error. I found instructions for fix at VMware Workstation Fix for "Not enough physical memory is available" Error, the fix no. 1 fixed my problem, has not recurred, very simple fix.

I had the Drew Technologies Cable is not connected problem as well, I think it was also mentioned in the instructions. The cure was to locate a menu inside the XP virtual machine and enable the usb device there. Win 8 had it identified, I needed to give the isolated XP virtual machine a permission to use it as well.

Yes, I agree the use of the software is of its own kind... but once you get the hold of it it is very logical. Somewhere in this thread I found an instruction manual and BritishDiagnostics has made two videos.

britishdiagnostics - Jaguar Land Rover SDD IDS Diagnostics OBD2 Kit for Fault Code Reader - YouTube

Britishdiagnostics - Quick Overview Of IDS - YouTube

Getting familiar with the tool takes some time but is well worth it. I've used it for reading the codes (the system seems to document just about all the glitches - the list gets long easily) and for setting the air suspension, to start with.

Jouko

 

Some good suggestions thank you. Understanding what SDD means helps a lot.
I also had a low memory error on my laptop and discovered that a memory upgrade I did years ago was not being accessed! Have ordered another 1Gb. Max is 2 Gb on my laptop. Never the less the software will run. Just have to try some of the suggestions. I have no issues on my 2005 XJR now however I want to be prepared.

 

Jaguar Land Rover Diagnostics Coding Programming Kit Dealer Software IDS SDD JLR | eBay


Great info guys...I'm ordering this today.

 

Jackra - Any luck? I am expecting mine to arrive any day and am trying to read up on all the potential pitfalls beforehand.

 

I have done some basic diagnostics on my XJR however it has been too cold here for me to really get in to it yet. I plan on trying to adjust the ride height slightly and also look to get rid of the speed limiter. I do not plan on going faster than 155 but I would like to see if I can remove that limitation.

I spent a lot of time installing a rear view camera using Navtool while the weather was still warm enough to work outside. Took a long time because the Navtool instructions were bogus and their tech support is also very unhelpful to put it mildly! If it was not for that I would have been using the SDD tool. I do have my old laptop upgraded to run it more effectively now.

 

Although I have British Diagnostics SDD kit v130 I would think that for models newer than 2004 that the also now available v137 or v139 would be the better buy given the enhancements incorporated into the models after 2004. They might even be better for the 2004 models as well as they might have the ability to tap into information or do things that the earlier versions had not yet been programmed to do.

Anyone have any thoughts or experience ???

 

When I left the Jaguar Dealer in 2006 we were still using WDS Ver. 43 and IDS Ver. 103 so I'm sure Ver 130 is WAY beyond anything that a 2004 MY Jag would need.

I don't know how much software has been updated for cars that are 10 years old.

bob gauff

 

I have no problems with Windows XP SP3.

 

Can anyone point me in the direction of the password and user name for V139? Or a patch? Spent hours downloading installing only to find the user and password I have are no good for this version.

Can anyone help? Pretty please?

 

I just got the BD130 kit. On both of my XJ8s (1998 and 2000) the SDD does not work. IDS seems to communicate fine although I haven't tried to do much yet. I have a third XJ8 that seems to have lost communication with all of the transponder keys so I will try that when I retrieve her from storage.


Am I correct in thinking the SDD should work with my 1998 and 2000?

 

SDD only works 2005 on. Everything before is IDS. Especially on an xj8.

 

Moar is correct as my '99 XK8 uses only IDS BUT 2004 XJ8 uses SDD.

 

STOP!! If anyone upgrades past v131.03 they'll be paying hefty fees to a licencing outfit, Topix, from now on. Sometimes licenses must be 'passworded' every 12 hrs to have any functionality. Check this forum to be sure.

 

Whoa! My MY 2003.5 XJ8 VDP uses IDS-SDD. It was sold in the US as a MY 2004. Neither the MY 2003, 2003.5, OR 2004 electrical guide is spot on. Go figure.

 

I have to contradict myself as I was using my Brit Diag. system yesterday on my 2004 XCJ8 (damn air suspension) and while rooting around in the system I took a look at the section that described my car based on it's VIN. Mine is an early build 2004 while they were still using four wheel height sensors instead of just three as the latter models did.


Anyway buried deep in the description I came upon the notation that it used the WDS diagnostic program. I was misled by the v130 version of the SDD software as unlike when it switches to IDS it DID NOT make such a declaration when using WDS to diagnose the car. It just moves right along as if it were operating in SDD mode. To me that doesn't make any difference since it does what I require, but to a purist it might.

 

That's incorrect info but I'd like to know where it came from. Even British Diagnostics is now selling the V138 which indicates that the newest licensed version is two or three generations newer.

 

I have a copy of the crack which I can send via private email if anyone can't get it from the download link. Remember as it is cracking software all AV's will want to delete it.