BMW I drive reboot

Bamj92 · 05-15-2024, 03:18 PM

Hi there guys and girls,
I'm from Newton Aycliffe County Durham.
Basically I have a 335d x drive with the
Entry business nav headunit in it with 6.5 inch display.
I went on a road trip last week and on the way back home I pulled over for a few minutes, went to get back into the car and the idrive display just kept rebooting itself.
I've spoken to a few people who say the headunit will need replacing and a few who say usually a software update will fix this,
Is there anyone local to me who would be able to help? I don't want to travel down the country to then find out someone doing the software update can't fix this.
Any help would be greatly appreciated 👏

Homersbud · 05-15-2024, 04:40 PM

i’d replaced the hdd first as that usually causes the idrive to keep rebooting and it’s the cheapest fix to try first.

either make your own or buy one off ebay.

good luck.

Bamj92 · 05-15-2024, 04:43 PM

Thanks mate, I take it the hdd is the headunit as such? Found one on Ebay for 120 quid they obviously a fairly common thing to go?

Homersbud · 05-15-2024, 06:22 PM

yeah - hdd is inside the hu, so you just have to unscrew and get the access.

you can do replacement yourself at a much cheaper cost but that price, it’s fine for them to just be p-n-p.

here is a thread on them.

https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1935383

EBS0712 · 05-16-2024, 06:11 PM

Are you using the myBMW app???
I had an issue where my iDrive in my X3 would go dark and then reboot itself. My dealer contacted BMW NA engineering and they said the problem is caused by an interaction of the car and the myBMW app. Apparently this issue has surfaced across the entire BMW line. In my case I had version 4.3.2 of the app and they recommended that I upgrade to version 4.5.1 (did anyone get a notice to upgrade?). They claim this will fix my issue. I hope they are correct and it may be a solution to your issue as well?
To find what version of the app you are running go to the very bottom of the "Profile" page and click on "About My BMW app".
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Bamj92 · 05-17-2024, 12:17 AM

If I was to swap the hard drive out of the unit I have bought and put it into the old headunit would any programming be needed at all? Thinking of if that's the case this would be the cheapest option. But if it still needs programming I might aswell just swap the whole thing over. Let me know cheers mate

05-15-2024, 03:18 PM	#1
Bamj92 Registered 0 Rep 3 Posts Drives: Bmw f30 335d x drive Join Date: May 2024 Location: Newton Aycliffe iTrader: (0)	Hi there guys and girls, I'm from Newton Aycliffe County Durham. Basically I have a 335d x drive with the Entry business nav headunit in it with 6.5 inch display. I went on a road trip last week and on the way back home I pulled over for a few minutes, went to get back into the car and the idrive display just kept rebooting itself. I've spoken to a few people who say the headunit will need replacing and a few who say usually a software update will fix this, Is there anyone local to me who would be able to help? I don't want to travel down the country to then find out someone doing the software update can't fix this. Any help would be greatly appreciated 👏 Attached Images
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Homersbud Captain 204 Rep 817 Posts Drives: BMW X1 Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	i’d replaced the hdd first as that usually causes the idrive to keep rebooting and it’s the cheapest fix to try first. either make your own or buy one off ebay. good luck.
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05-15-2024, 04:43 PM	#3
Bamj92 Registered 0 Rep 3 Posts Drives: Bmw f30 335d x drive Join Date: May 2024 Location: Newton Aycliffe iTrader: (0)	Thanks mate, I take it the hdd is the headunit as such? Found one on Ebay for 120 quid they obviously a fairly common thing to go?
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Homersbud Captain 204 Rep 817 Posts Drives: BMW X1 Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	yeah - hdd is inside the hu, so you just have to unscrew and get the access. you can do replacement yourself at a much cheaper cost but that price, it’s fine for them to just be p-n-p. here is a thread on them. https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1935383
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05-16-2024, 06:11 PM	#5
EBS0712 BMW CCA #257 75 Rep 196 Posts Drives: 2014 F31 Wagon / 2020 G20 Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Utah iTrader: (0)	Are you using the myBMW app??? I had an issue where my iDrive in my X3 would go dark and then reboot itself. My dealer contacted BMW NA engineering and they said the problem is caused by an interaction of the car and the myBMW app. Apparently this issue has surfaced across the entire BMW line. In my case I had version 4.3.2 of the app and they recommended that I upgrade to version 4.5.1 (did anyone get a notice to upgrade?). They claim this will fix my issue. I hope they are correct and it may be a solution to your issue as well? To find what version of the app you are running go to the very bottom of the "Profile" page and click on "About My BMW app". __________________ __________________ 2014 F31 328 xDrive Touring 2020 G20 330 xDrive Sedan 2023 G01 X3 xDrive BMW CCA # 257
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Bamj92 Registered 0 Rep 3 Posts Drives: Bmw f30 335d x drive Join Date: May 2024 Location: Newton Aycliffe iTrader: (0)	If I was to swap the hard drive out of the unit I have bought and put it into the old headunit would any programming be needed at all? Thinking of if that's the case this would be the cheapest option. But if it still needs programming I might aswell just swap the whole thing over. Let me know cheers mate
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