How to replace hard drive on F10?

BeeEmmDubleYuu · 10-03-2018, 03:33 PM

Does anyone have a step by step guide to replacing the hard drive on an F10? Anyone done this themselves? If so love to hear your about your experience.

pcp1234 · 10-16-2018, 06:04 PM

i heard that you shouldn't plug it to yr pc otherwise car will fail to recognise it

Kwood-F10-535i · 10-17-2018, 07:16 AM

You should be able to run the DD command in linux and copy all the files then resize the partition. Windows will write files when it is opened where as linux doesnt touch anything unless you do it.

gtthree · 10-17-2018, 02:17 PM

I've swapped the Hard drive out for an SSD - zero issues since I carried out the swap back in Sept 2016.

https://www.e90post.com/forums/showt...1158888&page=4

Kwood-F10-535i · 10-18-2018, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by BeeEmmDubleYuu

Does anyone have a step by step guide to replacing the hard drive on an F10? Anyone done this themselves? If so love to hear your about your experience.

Do you have the NBT or the CIC unit? I have NBT and a spare SSD laying around so I may try it soon. I will look into this further and share if I find anything.

Kwood-F10-535i · 10-19-2018, 05:06 AM

Bimmerfest has a large post on this with Tokenmaster. It seems to be quite involved process from a software side. The HDD is locked and using a special file system. They have figured out the passwords and the other issues though. PM me if you want the link since I cant post it here.

mbetty08 · 10-23-2018, 09:46 AM

Can a HDD be added if the car does not have one? I have no NAV either.

dinukro · 11-15-2018, 06:13 AM

Hi everything you need is here:

https://mega.nz/#F!sJpXQa6S!qIToA58dRSlEFrwzyQKXvA

Regards

Kwood-F10-535i · 11-16-2018, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by dinukro

Hi everything you need is here:

https://mega.nz/#F!sJpXQa6S!qIToA58dRSlEFrwzyQKXvA

Regards

I see this is for CIC unit does it also work for NBT?

dinukro · 11-26-2018, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Kwood-F10-535i

I see this is for CIC unit does it also work for NBT?

Hi sorry for late risposte, honestly I don't know. I used that files for my CIC ...
But to change the HDD the procedure are the same ...

Regards

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gtthree Private First Class 44 Rep 196 Posts Drives: F10 530d Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	I've swapped the Hard drive out for an SSD - zero issues since I carried out the swap back in Sept 2016. https://www.e90post.com/forums/showt...1158888&page=4
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Kwood-F10-535i Private First Class 54 Rep 166 Posts Drives: 2016 535I Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Tampa, FL iTrader: (1) Garage List 2016 BMW 535I LCI [0.00]	Bimmerfest has a large post on this with Tokenmaster. It seems to be quite involved process from a software side. The HDD is locked and using a special file system. They have figured out the passwords and the other issues though. PM me if you want the link since I cant post it here.
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