CharlieHorse 0 Posted August 30, 2006 I bought a macbook the other week and now I can run windows. Since the only reason I would want to run windows is so I can use vag com I was thinking of buying it. Question is... What do I need and how much is it. There is all kinds of stuff on ebay and stuff that cost £000's elsewhere. I'm confused. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted August 30, 2006 Does the apple come with serial ports? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CharlieHorse 0 Posted August 30, 2006 Nope, but if i'm right you can get a usb version. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickRStorm 0 Posted August 31, 2006 A word of warning here - I have a genuine Rosstech USB OBDII dongle and 2x2 converter for earlier cars. It works just fine on my Storm, but has flatly refused to talk to any of the early VR's ECU's I've tried it on (although it talks to the ABS just fine?). I don't know if it's a fault of the dongle itself or the USB on my laptop, but as it works on my VR I'm not too bothered. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mk2_20vt 0 Posted August 31, 2006 If you want to run using your mac book with windows through boot camp or parallels desktop you will need the proper Rosstech cable, the serial>usb cables you get on ebay dont work. Well, at least the one i bought didnt. It worked with a proper windows laptop fine. I have heard reports that people have had the proper rosstech one working under bootcamp fine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
