5.05: Fixed “SMART”, which I broke in 5.04.
Several immediate testers have confirmed that the persistent problem I was hoping to fix with the 5.04 release is fixed — which was SpinRite's previous problems with very troubled drives. Several people who had such drives have confirmed that 5.04 managed to plow through regions where it was previously giving up and/or getting stuck.
We've also had several confirmations that the new "video restoration" hack of pressing backspace four times brings video back online.
BUT! — It was also quickly observed that 5.04 broke SpinRite's SMART subsystem reporting. It was the result of the reworking I did of SpinRite's AHCI to fix the trouble drive problem. And it was quick to fix once I knew I broke it. So this release 5.05 should have everything working again.
Everyone who grabbed 5.04 should replace it with 5.05.
You may obtain this update as before by going to GRC's Pre-Release page, entering your SpinRite license serial number or transaction code and clicking the links to obtain your personal pre-release copies of either the full Windows/DOS SpinRite and/or just the DOS code.
Thanks, all!