Lenovo boot loop + Hard Disk saying: Not Installed

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Iphone i found this online.

Might be better to wait.

iPhone/iPad on iOS 17+ with USB-C Only USB-C models let you power and write to most external drives without special adapters.
External SSD or thumb-drive Prefer one that draws < 4.5 W so the phone can power it directly.
USB-C↔USB-C cable or Apple USB-C Digital AV / USB-C–to–USB-A adapter Physical connection; a powered hub is optional but helpful for hungry SSDs.
≥ 8 GB free on the phone Temporarily stores the ISO while you copy.
ISO image Download from distro site or save from iCloud/Dropbox.
Windows PC with Rufus or Ventoy That’s where you’ll make the drive bootable.

https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/transfer-files-iphone-a-storage-device-server-iphe9aff429a

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Iphone i found this online.

Might be better to wait.

iPhone/iPad on iOS 17+ with USB-C Only USB-C models let you power and write to most external drives without special adapters.
External SSD or thumb-drive Prefer one that draws < 4.5 W so the phone can power it directly.
USB-C↔USB-C cable or Apple USB-C Digital AV / USB-C–to–USB-A adapter Physical connection; a powered hub is optional but helpful for hungry SSDs.
≥ 8 GB free on the phone Temporarily stores the ISO while you copy.
ISO image Download from distro site or save from iCloud/Dropbox.
Windows PC with Rufus or Ventoy That’s where you’ll make the drive bootable.

https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/transfer-files-iphone-a-storage-device-server-iphe9aff429a

Okay yes I think its best I wait too, it looks a bit complicated. Did you see what I wrote about the lenovo’s built in diagnostics? I would really like to try access this but I can’t find the menu or the shortcut and I am unsure if my model has it even

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Iphone i found this online.

Might be better to wait.

iPhone/iPad on iOS 17+ with USB-C Only USB-C models let you power and write to most external drives without special adapters.
External SSD or thumb-drive Prefer one that draws < 4.5 W so the phone can power it directly.
USB-C↔USB-C cable or Apple USB-C Digital AV / USB-C–to–USB-A adapter Physical connection; a powered hub is optional but helpful for hungry SSDs.
≥ 8 GB free on the phone Temporarily stores the ISO while you copy.
ISO image Download from distro site or save from iCloud/Dropbox.
Windows PC with Rufus or Ventoy That’s where you’ll make the drive bootable.

https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/transfer-files-iphone-a-storage-device-server-iphe9aff429a

Okay yes I think its best I wait too, it looks a bit complicated. Did you see what I wrote about the lenovo’s built in diagnostics? I would really like to try access this but I can’t find the menu or the shortcut and I am unsure if my model has it even

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https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/mn/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/ideapad-s-series-netbooks/slim-1-14ast-05/solutions/ht062552

https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/ideapad-s-series-netbooks/slim-1-14ast-05/solutions/ht509683-lenovo-diagnostics-may-report-failed-when-running-stress-test-thinkpad-ideapad

Storage test passes –> corruption is likely. When you have a USB handy, boot a Windows-11 installer, choose Repair your computer - Startup Repair (non-destructive) or copy data off with a Linux live stick and perform a clean install.

Storage test fails / drive not detected at all – the SSD or eMMC itself is faulty. At only six months old it qualifies for a Lenovo warranty replacement; open a service ticket and quote the diagnostic code.

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https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/mn/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/ideapad-s-series-netbooks/slim-1-14ast-05/solutions/ht062552

https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/ideapad-s-series-netbooks/slim-1-14ast-05/solutions/ht509683-lenovo-diagnostics-may-report-failed-when-running-stress-test-thinkpad-ideapad

Storage test passes –> corruption is likely. When you have a USB handy, boot a Windows-11 installer, choose Repair your computer - Startup Repair (non-destructive) or copy data off with a Linux live stick and perform a clean install.

Storage test fails / drive not detected at all – the SSD or eMMC itself is faulty. At only six months old it qualifies for a Lenovo warranty replacement; open a service ticket and quote the diagnostic code.

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https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/mn/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/ideapad-s-series-netbooks/slim-1-14ast-05/solutions/ht062552

https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/ideapad-s-series-netbooks/slim-1-14ast-05/solutions/ht509683-lenovo-diagnostics-may-report-failed-when-running-stress-test-thinkpad-ideapad

Storage test passes –> corruption is likely. When you have a USB handy, boot a Windows-11 installer, choose Repair your computer - Startup Repair (non-destructive) or copy data off with a Linux live stick and perform a clean install.

Storage test fails / drive not detected at all – the SSD or eMMC itself is faulty. At only six months old it qualifies for a Lenovo warranty replacement; open a service ticket and quote the diagnostic code.

This is what I mean though, when I go to the windows recovery menu there is no option to do storage tests, I can’t even do a diagnostics test as those never come up when I follow the instructions. Does this imply something about the state of my problem if I don’t even get the diagnostics menu to appear?

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https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/mn/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/ideapad-s-series-netbooks/slim-1-14ast-05/solutions/ht062552

https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/ideapad-s-series-netbooks/slim-1-14ast-05/solutions/ht509683-lenovo-diagnostics-may-report-failed-when-running-stress-test-thinkpad-ideapad

Storage test passes –> corruption is likely. When you have a USB handy, boot a Windows-11 installer, choose Repair your computer - Startup Repair (non-destructive) or copy data off with a Linux live stick and perform a clean install.

Storage test fails / drive not detected at all – the SSD or eMMC itself is faulty. At only six months old it qualifies for a Lenovo warranty replacement; open a service ticket and quote the diagnostic code.

This is what I mean though, when I go to the windows recovery menu there is no option to do storage tests, I can’t even do a diagnostics test as those never come up when I follow the instructions. Does this imply something about the state of my problem if I don’t even get the diagnostics menu to appear?

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This is what I mean though, when I go to the windows recovery menu there is no option to do storage tests, I can’t even do a diagnostics test as those never come up when I follow the instructions. Does this imply something about the state of my problem if I don’t even get the diagnostics menu to appear?

Or is there some way I can run the diagnostics manually through command prompt? That’s basically the only option that comes up that can do anything on the windows recovery menu but i wouldn’t know how to use it to do anything

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This is what I mean though, when I go to the windows recovery menu there is no option to do storage tests, I can’t even do a diagnostics test as those never come up when I follow the instructions. Does this imply something about the state of my problem if I don’t even get the diagnostics menu to appear?

Or is there some way I can run the diagnostics manually through command prompt? That’s basically the only option that comes up that can do anything on the windows recovery menu but i wouldn’t know how to use it to do anything

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Why the Diagnostics Menu Might Not Show Up

Important: If pressing F10 (or Fn+F10) doesn’t show a diagnostics menu, it doesn’t mean your drive is broken.

Your Lenovo Slim 14AST-05 likely has a “Lite BIOS” version that doesn’t include built-in diagnostics to save space. This is normal for your model.
How to Check if Your Drive is Still Working
Step 1: Open Command Prompt in Recovery Mode

Boot into Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE)
Select Troubleshoot
Select Command Prompt

Step 2: Check if Your Drive is Detected

Try Method A first:

Type this command and press Enter:

Or use Method B:

Type these commands one at a time:

What to look for: If you see your Samsung MZAL8512HDLU drive listed, that’s good news! It means the drive is still detected and the problem is likely just corrupted files, not hardware failure.
Step 3: Try to Fix the Drive (If It Was Detected)

While still in Command Prompt, run these repair commands:

First command (checks and fixes disk errors):

Important: If these commands complete without showing “cannot open volume” errors, that’s a good sign!
Step 4: Restart Your Computer

After the commands finish, restart your computer and see if it boots normally.

Amazing! This is totally what I was after! My results are a bit confusing though, I’ve actually attached some pictures below as I assume it’s easier but it seems to detect the SSD but says its size is 0? When I run the /scannow it says that it’s found corrupt files and fixed them but when I shutdown my PC and start it back up nothing actually changes, and every time I do scannow the same thing happens, it says its found corrupt files and fixed them. When I do the chkdsk command though it does show up with a volume error. Can you make any sense of these results or why it says that it’s fixing the corrupted files but is seemingly not actually doing that? Is there some special way I have to restart the laptop to get them to take effect?

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Why the Diagnostics Menu Might Not Show Up

Important: If pressing F10 (or Fn+F10) doesn’t show a diagnostics menu, it doesn’t mean your drive is broken.

Your Lenovo Slim 14AST-05 likely has a “Lite BIOS” version that doesn’t include built-in diagnostics to save space. This is normal for your model.
How to Check if Your Drive is Still Working
Step 1: Open Command Prompt in Recovery Mode

Boot into Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE)
Select Troubleshoot
Select Command Prompt

Step 2: Check if Your Drive is Detected

Try Method A first:

Type this command and press Enter:

Or use Method B:

Type these commands one at a time:

What to look for: If you see your Samsung MZAL8512HDLU drive listed, that’s good news! It means the drive is still detected and the problem is likely just corrupted files, not hardware failure.
Step 3: Try to Fix the Drive (If It Was Detected)

While still in Command Prompt, run these repair commands:

First command (checks and fixes disk errors):

Important: If these commands complete without showing “cannot open volume” errors, that’s a good sign!
Step 4: Restart Your Computer

After the commands finish, restart your computer and see if it boots normally.

Amazing! This is totally what I was after! My results are a bit confusing though, I’ve actually attached some pictures below as I assume it’s easier but it seems to detect the SSD but says its size is 0? When I run the /scannow it says that it’s found corrupt files and fixed them but when I shutdown my PC and start it back up nothing actually changes, and every time I do scannow the same thing happens, it says its found corrupt files and fixed them. When I do the chkdsk command though it does show up with a volume error. Can you make any sense of these results or why it says that it’s fixing the corrupted files but is seemingly not actually doing that? Is there some special way I have to restart the laptop to get them to take effect?

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Not sure how attaching images seems to work here I feel like its not working for me but maybe you can see it

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Not sure how attaching images seems to work here I feel like its not working for me but maybe you can see it

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