Dell G7 7588 Intel-based laptop WILL run SpinRite.

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Dell G7 7588 Intel-based laptop WILL run SpinRite.

Specs:
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8750H CPU @ 2.20GHz 2.21 GHz
Installed RAM 32.0 GB (31.8 GB usable)
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

My steps:

1. Suspend Bitlocker, or else have the recovery key nearby, as you would need to enter it after re-enabling Secure Boot when finished with SpinRite.

2. Boot PC and press F2 several times to get into the BIOS.

3. You'll need to turn PTT off, disable secure boot, enable legacy ROMs, turn UEFI off and change the boot sequence to Legacy External Devices (not necessarily all in that order), then reboot the PC.

4. When the Dell logo appears, insert the SpinRite bootable USB drive, then enter your boot password and press Enter.

5. The SpinRite splash screen should appear.

6. When you're all done, you will have to reboot into the BIOS and undo all the above settings to get things back to normal, especially if you are using Bitlocker on your drive(s) like I am.

7. I read elsewhere that the next version of SpinRite will be designed to work without having to go through the above steps, since more and more PC's do not have the ability to bypass secure boot for security reasons. It will also have the ability to process externally connected USB drives, of which I have many (both HDD and SSD types.) I am waiting with bated breath!
 
amequity said:
I read elsewhere that the next version of SpinRite will be designed to work without having to go through the above step
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Right! That would be SpinRite 7 Pro. :) It is a ways off, however. :(

SR 7 Pro will be dual (UEFI and BIOS) boot, with native driver support for external USB drives and internal NVMe drives.

amequity said:
It will also have the ability to process externally connected USB drives
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Steve plans a quick SpinRite 7 Win App, running in Windows background, for scanning external USB drives using Window's native USB drivers. Presumably not that far away?
amequity said:
I am waiting with bated breath!
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So are we all!!! :)
 
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I have a G5 5590, and while I can get Spinrite to boot, I cannot then access the SSD. I followed the same steps and even tried a few different other configuration options. Sadly, no joy. I'll have to try the virtual machine option.
 
relequestual said:
I have a G5 5590, and while I can get Spinrite to boot, I cannot then access the SSD
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The "SSD" in the Dell GS 5590 laptop appears to be a 256 GB M2 NVMe drive. SpinRite 6.1 does not have an native driver for NVMe drives. The best to hope for is that it shows up as a BIOS drive, accessible via the BIOS. Are you seeing such a BIOS drive?
 
DanR said:
The "SSD" in the Dell GS 5590 laptop appears to be a 256 GB M2 NVMe drive. SpinRite 6.1 does not have an native driver for NVMe drives. The best to hope for is that it shows up as a BIOS drive, accessible via the BIOS. Are you seeing such a BIOS drive?
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I'm not sure what you mean by "BIOS drive". Could you expand or give an example?
 
relequestual said:
I'm not sure what you mean by "BIOS drive". Could you expand or give an example?
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On the "System's Mass Storage Devices Discovered" screen, in the Type column, there should be a BIOS drive, Port 80, for the bootable SpinRite drive, and a BIOS Port 81 for the 256 GB NVMe drive?

If it is not there then the BIOS is NOT seeing it! :(
 
Drat! :(

SpinRite is at the mercy of the BIOS. SpinRite can only see/access what the BIOS can see/access.

You might consider checking with Dell Support for a possible BIOS update? There may be a newer BIOS available with improved NVMe support.
 
SpinRite 6.1 accesses via SATA, ATA, and BIOS - SCSI, USB1/2, diskette.

Right?

NVMe does not.

Right?
 
peterblaise said:
SpinRite 6.1 accesses via SATA, ATA, and BIOS - SCSI, USB1/2, diskette.

Right?
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Right

peterblaise said:
NVMe does not.
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NVMe is another drive type. SpinRite 6.1 does not have a native driver for NVMe drives. So. if the BIOS sees an NVMe drive, it would be as a BIOS drive.

In @relequestual 's case his current BIOS is NOT seeing the NVMe drive properly. Hence my suggestion to check Dell support for a newer BIOS with improved NVMe support for his machine.

My current daily use Win 10 ESU machine has an empty M2 slot. My current BIOS does not support it. Per Dell I would have to update my BIOS in order to use an NVMe drive in that M2 slot. I have never had a reason to do that.
 
Hmm, would that slot now be eSATA, and Dell suggests that they can
access it as NVMe just via BIOS program fiddling?

Cool.
 
peterblaise said:
Hmm, would that slot now be eSATA, and Dell suggests that they can
access it as NVMe just via BIOS program fiddling?

Cool.
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Probably not. I have a Dell desktop circa 2017 that came with an NVMe slot, but the slot was essentially inactive until a later BIOS update allowed it to work.
 
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