I created a SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 SpinRite bootable disk using the SpinRite 6.1 (3) program. When plugged into either my USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 or Type C port, and selected in the UEFI boot menu, SpinRite does NOT boot up.
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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.
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You can't use UEFI, you have to switch to CSM or BIOS mode. If your computer came with Windows 11, it's most likely is too new.
@Derek Hamilton : What @miquelfire said was correct. This is why there will eventually be another SpinRite (v7) which will boot its own operating system (RTOS-32) on machines using either BIOS or UEFI firmware. Today's SpinRite v6.1, like all SpinRite's ever, is still a DOS application and DOS will only run on machines using BIOS-based firmware. Due to the incompatibility of machines using UEFI firmware, many such machines have retained the ability to boot as a BIOS using “Legacy Mode” or “CSM” mode where CSM stands for “Compatibility Support Module” — Compatibility as in "with BIOS booting".
So, before you give up, check that machine's pre-boot firmware settings. You MAY find, as many others have, some mention of enabling BIOS or CSM or “Compatibility Mode”. <fingers crossed> SpinRite 7 will resolve these problems, but we are quite a long ways from there today!
So, before you give up, check that machine's pre-boot firmware settings. You MAY find, as many others have, some mention of enabling BIOS or CSM or “Compatibility Mode”. <fingers crossed> SpinRite 7 will resolve these problems, but we are quite a long ways from there today!
What @miquelfire and @Steve have said is correct. UEFI booting and SpinRite 6.1 are not compatible.
That said, please take a look at this article for a "possible" solution for you:
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