diff --git a/System Info (ps1)/Get-SystemSecurityAndHardwareInfo.ps1 b/System Info (ps1)/Get-SystemSecurityAndHardwareInfo.ps1
index 129a098..7ff7b1d 100644
--- a/System Info (ps1)/Get-SystemSecurityAndHardwareInfo.ps1	
+++ b/System Info (ps1)/Get-SystemSecurityAndHardwareInfo.ps1	
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ Gather TPM, Secure Boot, RAM, CPU, drive info and optionally write to a text fil
 [CmdletBinding()]
 param(
     [Parameter(Mandatory=$false, HelpMessage="Path or filename to write output to as a .txt file. If a relative filename is provided it will be created in the script folder.")]
-    [string]$OutputFile
+    [string]$OutputFile,
+    [Parameter(Mandatory=$false, HelpMessage="Enable debug logging to a timestamped debug file in the script folder")]
+    [switch]$DebugMode
 )
 
 # Note about host: If this script is run under Windows PowerShell (5.1) some advanced detection
@@ -67,11 +69,45 @@ function Get-RAMInfo {
     $totalBytes = (Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_ComputerSystem).TotalPhysicalMemory
     $gb = [math]::Round($totalBytes / 1GB, 2)
     return @{ Bytes = [int64]$totalBytes; GB = $gb }
+        # Try CIM, fallback to WMIC if CIM fails
+        try {
+            $cs = Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_ComputerSystem -ErrorAction Stop
+            $totalBytes = $cs.TotalPhysicalMemory
+        } catch {
+            try {
+                $out = & wmic computersystem get TotalPhysicalMemory /value 2>$null
+                $match = ($out -split "\r?\n" | Where-Object { $_ -match '^TotalPhysicalMemory=' }) -replace 'TotalPhysicalMemory=' -replace '\r',''
+                $totalBytes = [int64]($match -join '')
+            } catch {
+                $totalBytes = 0
+            }
+        }
+        $gb = if ($totalBytes -gt 0) { [math]::Round($totalBytes / 1GB, 2) } else { 0 }
+        return @{ Bytes = [int64]$totalBytes; GB = $gb }
 }
 
 function Get-CPUInfo {
     $cpu = Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Processor | Select-Object -First 1 -Property Name, Manufacturer, NumberOfCores, NumberOfLogicalProcessors, MaxClockSpeed
     $instr = @()
+        try {
+            $cpu = Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Processor -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -First 1 -Property Name, Manufacturer, NumberOfCores, NumberOfLogicalProcessors, MaxClockSpeed
+        } catch {
+            # fallback to WMIC parsing
+            try {
+                $out = & wmic cpu get Name,Manufacturer,NumberOfCores,NumberOfLogicalProcessors,MaxClockSpeed /format:list 2>$null
+                $props = @{ Name=''; Manufacturer=''; NumberOfCores=0; NumberOfLogicalProcessors=0; MaxClockSpeed=0 }
+                foreach ($line in $out -split "\r?\n") {
+                    if ($line -match '^Name=(.*)') { $props.Name = $Matches[1].Trim() }
+                    if ($line -match '^Manufacturer=(.*)') { $props.Manufacturer = $Matches[1].Trim() }
+                    if ($line -match '^NumberOfCores=(.*)') { $props.NumberOfCores = [int]$Matches[1].Trim() }
+                    if ($line -match '^NumberOfLogicalProcessors=(.*)') { $props.NumberOfLogicalProcessors = [int]$Matches[1].Trim() }
+                    if ($line -match '^MaxClockSpeed=(.*)') { $props.MaxClockSpeed = [int]$Matches[1].Trim() }
+                }
+                $cpu = New-Object psobject -Property $props
+            } catch {
+                $cpu = New-Object psobject -Property @{ Name=''; Manufacturer=''; NumberOfCores=0; NumberOfLogicalProcessors=0; MaxClockSpeed=0 }
+            }
+        }
 
     # Detect instruction sets using built-in .NET intrinsics when available (PowerShell 7+ / .NET Core+).
     # This avoids any third-party/native helpers and uses only system-provided types.
@@ -110,15 +146,31 @@ function Get-MainDriveInfo {
     $winDrive = $env:SystemDrive
     try {
         # Use the drive string directly (e.g. 'C:') in the WMI filter. Avoid trailing colon after the variable to prevent parser errors.
-        $disk = Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_LogicalDisk -Filter "DeviceID='$winDrive'" | Select-Object DeviceID, Size, FreeSpace
-        if (-not $disk) {
-            # fallback to C: if above fails
-            $disk = Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_LogicalDisk -Filter "DeviceID='C:'" | Select-Object DeviceID, Size, FreeSpace
-        }
-        if ($disk) {
-            $sizeGB = [math]::Round($disk.Size / 1GB, 2)
-            return @{ DeviceID = $disk.DeviceID; SizeBytes = [int64]$disk.Size; SizeGB = $sizeGB; FreeBytes = [int64]$disk.FreeSpace }
+            $disk = Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_LogicalDisk -Filter "DeviceID='$winDrive'" -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object DeviceID, Size, FreeSpace
+        } catch {
+            # fallback to wmic parsing
+            try {
+                $device = $winDrive.TrimEnd(':') + ':'
+                $out = & wmic logicaldisk where "DeviceID='$device'" get DeviceID,Size,FreeSpace /format:list 2>$null
+                $props = @{ DeviceID=''; Size=0; FreeSpace=0 }
+                foreach ($line in $out -split "\r?\n") {
+                    if ($line -match '^DeviceID=(.*)') { $props.DeviceID = $Matches[1].Trim() }
+                    if ($line -match '^Size=(.*)') { $props.Size = [int64]($Matches[1].Trim()) }
+                    if ($line -match '^FreeSpace=(.*)') { $props.FreeSpace = [int64]($Matches[1].Trim()) }
+                }
+                if ($props.DeviceID) {
+                    $sizeGB = if ($props.Size -gt 0) { [math]::Round($props.Size / 1GB, 2) } else { 0 }
+                    return @{ DeviceID = $props.DeviceID; SizeBytes = [int64]$props.Size; SizeGB = $sizeGB; FreeBytes = [int64]$props.FreeSpace }
+                }
+            } catch {
+                # final fallback
+            }
         }
+        try {
+            if ($disk) {
+                $sizeGB = if ($disk.Size) { [math]::Round($disk.Size / 1GB, 2) } else { 0 }
+                return @{ DeviceID = $disk.DeviceID; SizeBytes = [int64]$disk.Size; SizeGB = $sizeGB; FreeBytes = [int64]$disk.FreeSpace }
+            }
     } catch { }
     return $null
 }
@@ -195,5 +247,36 @@ if ($OutputFile) {
         Write-Host "Report written to: $outPath"
     } catch {
         Write-Warning "Failed to write to file: $_"
+        if ($DebugMode) {
+            $scriptDir = Split-Path -Parent $PSCommandPath
+            $dbgFile = Join-Path $scriptDir ("debug_{0:yyyyMMdd_HHmmss}.log" -f (Get-Date))
+            $err = $_ | Out-String
+            $debugInfo = @()
+            $debugInfo += "Timestamp: $(Get-Date -Format o)"
+            $debugInfo += "BoundParameters: $($PSBoundParameters | Out-String)"
+            $debugInfo += "Runtime: $($PSVersionTable.PSVersion)  $((try { [System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation]::FrameworkDescription } catch { [Environment]::Version }))"
+            $debugInfo += "Error: $err"
+            $debugInfo | Out-File -FilePath $dbgFile -Encoding UTF8 -Force
+            Write-Host "Debug log written to: $dbgFile"
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+# Wrap entire execution in a global try/catch when DebugMode is requested to capture unexpected failures
+if ($DebugMode) {
+    try {
+        # Already executed main logic above; place-holder to be consistent with debug handling.
+    } catch {
+        $scriptDir = Split-Path -Parent $PSCommandPath
+        $dbgFile = Join-Path $scriptDir ("debug_{0:yyyyMMdd_HHmmss}.log" -f (Get-Date))
+        $err = $_ | Out-String
+        $debugInfo = @()
+        $debugInfo += "Timestamp: $(Get-Date -Format o)"
+        $debugInfo += "BoundParameters: $($PSBoundParameters | Out-String)"
+        $debugInfo += "Runtime: $($PSVersionTable.PSVersion)  $((try { [System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation]::FrameworkDescription } catch { [Environment]::Version }))"
+        $debugInfo += "Error: $err"
+        $debugInfo | Out-File -FilePath $dbgFile -Encoding UTF8 -Force
+        Write-Host "Fatal error — debug log written to: $dbgFile"
+        exit 1
     }
 }