Lenovo System Recovery Not Finishing in Lenovo Yoga Series Laptops https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-Yoga-Series-Laptops/Lenovo-System-Recovery-Not-Finishing/m-p/5033729 Lenovo Yoga Series Laptops topics Mon, 17 Aug 2020 21:24:07 +0000 ll06_en <![CDATA[ Lenovo System Recovery Not Finishing ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5120423 Hello, 

 

My Lenovo Yoga 920-13IKB Laptop (ideapad) - Type 80Y7 (purchased in 2017) has been unable to boot up; this problem appeared out of nowhere, as I had previously had no problems with my laptop and - I think - was taking pretty good care of it. It gets stuck on a blac ]]> Mon, 17 Aug 2020 21:24:07 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5120423 audreyp287 <![CDATA[ Re:Lenovo System Recovery Not Finishing ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5120452 Hi audreyp287,

 

Welcome to the Community Forums.

 

At this point, we are not sure if the issue is a certain segment of the recovery media is failing or if the harddrive itself ]]> Mon, 17 Aug 2020 22:58:44 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5120452 spidey101 <![CDATA[ Re:Lenovo System Recovery Not Finishing ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5127178 Hi,

 

Thank you for your reply. I was finally able to replace the hard drive, but still nothing's working. We tried installing Windows 10 and even tried running the recovery program again and it's the exact same program. The BIOS isn't recognizing the hard drive at all; do you ha ]]> Wed, 26 Aug 2020 13:46:27 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5127178 audreyp287 <![CDATA[ Re:Lenovo System Recovery Not Finishing ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5127186 Hi audreyp287,

 

Greetings.

 

Try reloading the BIOS to default (F9) then save and exit.

 

Check if the drive is seen in the BIOS.

 

If the sam ]]> Wed, 26 Aug 2020 13:53:45 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5127186 spidey101 <![CDATA[ Re:Lenovo System Recovery Not Finishing ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5142769 Same problem here... not solved

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Thu, 17 Sep 2020 02:19:49 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5142769 antonio_d_mad
<![CDATA[ Re:Lenovo System Recovery Not Finishing ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5142777 Same laptop, i have created the USB recovery two times, i havent any problem... i wanted factory reset for giving the laptop to a family... and now my yoga laptop is a brick

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Thu, 17 Sep 2020 02:28:39 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5142777 antonio_d_mad
<![CDATA[ Re:Lenovo System Recovery Not Finishing ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5270378 Hi there,  same issue here with a Ideapad 320.   I've created two recovery USB devices but processes stalled at same point up to the end of if (after 10+ hours of running processes).   Really in need of a solution.

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Sun, 28 Feb 2021 18:29:32 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5270378 distress2021
<![CDATA[ Re:Lenovo System Recovery Not Finishing ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5280610 Have any of you found any solution ?

If was resetting my Lenovo Ideapad 330 today and am facing the same problem.

 

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Fri, 12 Mar 2021 18:44:19 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5280610 phantom654
<![CDATA[ Lenovo System Recovery Not Finishing ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5280618 Fri, 12 Mar 2021 18:52:10 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5280618 phantom654 <![CDATA[ Re:Lenovo System Recovery Not Finishing ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5280655 Hi, 

 

Unfortunately, I haven't found a solution for my laptop :(. I resorted to purchasing another computer for the meantime, and hoping that maybe I can find a solution to fix my laptop, as it was incredibly expensive. 

 

I hope you can find a ]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2021 19:34:25 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5280655 audreyp287 <![CDATA[ Re:Lenovo System Recovery Not Finishing ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5283162 Hi All,

 

Greetings.

 

If you feel that it is any possible hardware issue and not just a corrupted file system then best to test the machine with a Fri, 04 Jun 2021 02:25:15 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5345573 Dex_Lenovo <![CDATA[ Re:Lenovo System Recovery Not Finishing ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5397012 Hi,

I'm having the same issue with my Ideapad 310. Tried to use the Recovery usb to reinstall windows 10, but the process stuck...at the end of the process. It seems almost done but keep running 5+hours and not going forward.

Is there any solution or advice?

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Sat, 07 Aug 2021 21:57:31 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5397012 Trnto_BZ
<![CDATA[ Re:Lenovo System Recovery Not Finishing ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5459139 I have the exact same problem on an Ideapad Slim 3.  

 

I don't have a spare disk.

 

Any other suggestions to try?  Looks like this a reasonably common problem, so I would hope Lenovo support has a solution. 

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Sun, 17 Oct 2021 07:31:39 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5459139 GW321
<![CDATA[ Re:Lenovo System Recovery Not Finishing ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5460760 Hello All,

 

Greetings.

 

Alternatively, you can use the methods linked above for clean ISO installation or reach out to the technical support team for a physic ]]> Mon, 18 Oct 2021 22:52:30 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5460760 spidey101 <![CDATA[ Re:Lenovo System Recovery Not Finishing ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5491177 Paying $30 for equipment that should come free is a nice touch...i used one of the cheap usb drives lenovo sends it's recovery media on and used it for the usb creation tool and the tool bricked the usb drive...good times...i made another one and i have been sitting at overall progress 70%ish as ]]> Mon, 22 Nov 2021 19:03:40 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5491177 Joeldubz <![CDATA[ Re:Lenovo System Recovery Not Finishing ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5492605 Hi All,

 

Greetings.

 

Failure in recovery install can involve several factors such as Firmware, Settings, and hardware integrity that can affect this.

 

The USB recovery media can be availed for free on in warranty models if the OEM ]]> Tue, 23 Nov 2021 22:48:27 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5492605 spidey101 <![CDATA[ Re:Lenovo System Recovery Not Finishing ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5589624 Thu, 10 Mar 2022 04:02:12 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5589624 Zapper07 <![CDATA[ Re:Lenovo System Recovery Not Finishing ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5591345 Greetings All,

If the original system came with Windows 10 then it is expected that it was intended for it fully tested and operational as per design.

The software there in would be from Microsoft so does any update offerings like Windows 11 freely provided to Win 10 users.

< ]]> Sat, 12 Mar 2022 02:47:57 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5591345 spidey101 <![CDATA[ Re:Lenovo System Recovery Not Finishing ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5700607 I have the same problem with my Ideapad 310 14Ikb, its been several days i try to find alternate solution but nothing seems to work out, even external harddrive is not recognised in setup installation, i have tried installing new drivers but still the same problem, i also tried recovery key and t ]]> Sat, 23 Jul 2022 13:31:03 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5700607 ashok2107 <![CDATA[ Re:Lenovo System Recovery Not Finishing ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5721266 I have the same issue that I just purchased lenovo legion 5 pro and created a recovery usb media and try to recovery it to factory mode, but it stuck at the very end of recovery process. I waited 20+ hours not finished and tried multiple times. Every time I terminate the recovery process and rest ]]> Fri, 19 Aug 2022 02:54:04 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5721266 bill_banks <![CDATA[ Re:Lenovo System Recovery Not Finishing ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5721810 Hello All, 

As mentioned previously, ensure that the BIOS defaults are restored and saved before proceeding.

Checking also the integrity of the storage drive would help by running Wed, 21 Sep 2022 18:35:32 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5748940 bill_banks <![CDATA[ Re:Lenovo System Recovery Not Finishing ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5749052  

Hello @bill_banks ,

Thanks for sharing this. I'm sure that this will be helpful to our fellow members here at Lenovo Community. Though, we still recommend everyone to ]]> Wed, 21 Sep 2022 21:04:29 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5749052 Adriel_lenovo <![CDATA[ Re:Lenovo System Recovery Not Finishing ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5874321 Two days, seven or eight tries, and I was able to solve it.
My problem had to do with partitioning, so it might not be a general solution, since I've read someone had this problem with a brand new disk.

During failed reboots I ended up recording with my phone cam the messages that ]]>
Fri, 27 Jan 2023 21:33:05 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5874321 jorge_mt
<![CDATA[ Re:Lenovo System Recovery Not Finishing ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5876988 UPDATE

I don't see a way to edit my previous post.

After managing to install Windows 10, three years worth of updates, antivirus, MS Office, and several other programs - about three-plus hours worth of the notebook working smoothly and several reboots - I got an error message aski ]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:24:02 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1516/5033729/5876988 jorge_mt