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  • BootAble – FreeDOS boot testing freeware

    To obtain direct, low-level access to a system's mass storage drives, SpinRite runs under a GRC-customized version of FreeDOS which has been modified to add compatibility with all file systems. In order to run SpinRite it must first be possible to boot FreeDOS.

    GRC's “BootAble” freeware allows anyone to easily create BIOS-bootable media in order to workout and confirm the details of getting a machine to boot FreeDOS through a BIOS. Once the means of doing that has been determined, the media created by SpinRite can be booted and run in the same way.

    The participants here, who have taken the time to share their knowledge and experience, their successes and some frustrations with booting their computers into FreeDOS, have created a valuable knowledgebase which will benefit everyone who follows.

    You may click on the image to the right to obtain your own copy of BootAble. Then use the knowledge and experience documented here to boot your computer(s) into FreeDOS. And please do not hesitate to ask questions – nowhere else can better answers be found.

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Another Twitter DM Testimonial

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From: Clinton Mills / @Clintonm9 — via Twitter DM on 2024/4/10 @ 9:52am
I wanted to share my experience with SpinRite after hearing about a similar case on your Security Now podcast. I've been struggling with my hard drive being extremely slow and unresponsive during the first 30 minutes after booting into Windows. It was a frustrating issue that I couldn't seem to resolve.

After listening to your podcast where you mentioned a user with similar SSD issues, I decided to give SpinRite a try. I ran a full level 3 scan on my drive, and to my amazement, it completely fixed the problem! My computer is now running smoothly, and the boot-up issues are gone.

Generally, I think people don’t understand all the potential issues that can come from SSD and the lack of visibility into what’s going on under the hood. Even talking to tech engineers in the field where we have previously used SpinRite countless number of times tend to think it can only help with spinning disk issues. SpinRite turned out to be a game-changer for my issue. Big thanks for developing such a killer tool, and keep up the great work on the podcast. It's really making a difference!
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