Troubleshooting Scan Codes

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Scott

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Sep 18, 2020
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Per a comment from @Paul F on GitLab issue 520:
https://dev.grc.com/Steve/spinrite-v6.1/-/issues/520


I ran the SC.com program on my HP laptop (which was the one that correctly passed along the Shift +Enter to SpinRite 6.1).

I tested Left Shift + Enter, and it showed what yours did: 2A 1C 9C AA

Pressing ESC will end the program.

When I run this program on my Dell, it just hangs. Pressing ESC does nothing, the machine appears to be hung (though Ctrl+Alt+Del does reboot the machine).
 
Just a drive by observer on this one and this might be a bit of a useless test but does it happen on 6.0?
There is only one spot that asks for Shift+Enter and that is just past the drive selection screen.
 
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