Spinrite detects both of my internal drives (0&1) and all partitions. It does
not detect the USB drive. The FAQ on the GR site also states:

"Is SpinRite compatible with USB and Firewire devices?

The best answer to this is a firm "maybe". DOS device drivers are available for
most USB and Firewire controllers. If such drivers are added to a DOS boot
diskette so that your USB or Firewire drive is "seen" by DOS, SpinRite will also
be able to "see" and operate with it."

I have created both a floppy disc & a CD from the Spinrite program that is run
in Windows initially. The DOS program they use is PC-DOS. From what they elude
to above, then yes, a DOS / USB driver that reads an NTFS file system needs to
be added.

However, I don't know how it can be added to the Spinrite floppy disc. Along
with Spinrite.exe, the other existing 'hidden' files are:
Config.sys, which can be edited.
KERNEL.sys & SRSPLASH.sys, both of which are written in mumbo-jumbo code.





>>Ok, I see what you might at least try.. Skip to step #3 ( in the owners guide
>>PDF) and just copy the Spinrite .EXE file to your boot floppy or your CD-R
>>boot disk, that's it. Reboot the computer with the boot media, at the CMD/DOS
>>prompt type DIR to see the contents of the boot media, then type spinrite (or
>>the name given your .EXE file), hit the enter key. The program should startup
>>and you should be able to see if you can access your external USB drive
>>through the Spinrite program. Try this first, if by chance you need to add a
>>device driver later, then that can be done later, first things first, verify
>>you actually need it..
>>j;-j
>>
>>"budman@suckeggs.ca" wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks, but Spinrite is a single .EXE file.
>>>
>>>
>>> >>If you have a floppy drive, usually A:, you can..? Insert a blank
diskette,
>>> >>then in my computer right click on the A: drive, format, create MS-DOS
>>> >>startup disk, start.. Now just copy the needed Spinrite files to the
floppy..
>>> >>You may need to set the floppy drive as the first boot device in the
BIOS..?
>>> >>To make a bootable CD-R you need a third party burning app like Nero or
>>> >>Roxio..
>>>
>>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...ptember16.mspx
>>> >>Hope this can help..
>>> >>j;-j
>>> >>
>>> >>"budman@suckeggs.ca" wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> I have an external USB drive that I use for backup. Ghost 9.0 runs in
XP so
>>> >>> there hasn't been a problem 'seeing' the drive.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Then I bought Spinrite from Gibson Research. It is a DOS program that
needs
>>> >>> some assistance in recognizing the USB drive. I have spent all day
>>> searching
>>> >>> and experimenting with suggestions obtained in the Internet. Nowhere,
can I
>>> >>> find enough information that can actually take me through the process,
step
>>> by
>>> >>> step, of producing a DOS bootdisc OR bootCD that will install a USB
driver
>>> >>> (somewhere) so that Spinrite can access the external drive. GRC is of
no
>>> help
>>> >>> at all. They say to hook the drive directly to the motherboard, which
would
>>> be
>>> >>> a great pain in the rear end.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Any help would be appreciated. If any further system info is needed,
please
>>> >>> ask.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Thanks
>>> >>>
>>>
>>>