Create Bootable USB Flash Drive for Lenovo Diagnostics
How to create a bootable USB Flash Drive for Lenovo Diagnostics
How to create a bootable USB Flash Drive for Lenovo Diagnostics
You will need a USB flash drive larger than 2GB. Note: The content of the flash drive will be erased as part of this process.
Perform the following steps: (Be sure to remember the location where you saved the files on your system).
Run the Bootable Generator application
- Insert a flash drive.
- Download the desired bootable package onto your system, but do not extract any files.
- Linux - Lenovo Linux Diagnostics iso file
- UEFI (x64) - Lenovo Diagnostics UEFI (x64) zip file
- UEFI (ARM) - Lenovo Diagnostics UEFI (ARM) zip file
- Download the Bootable Generator file, and finish the installation step by step.
- Run BootableGenerator.exe from the desktop shortcut or startup menu.
- Select the flash drive that you would like the Lenovo Diagnostics Tool to be written to.
- Click or tap Search. Find and select the Lenovo Diagnostics Tool file that you downloaded.
- Click or tap Generate to start the process.
Run the Lenovo Diagnostics UEFI Bootable from a Bootable Flash Drive
- If Secure Boot is enabled in BIOS, disable it.
- BIOS->Security->Secure Boot->Secure Boot: Disabled.
- BIOS->Startup->UEFI/Legacy Boot: UEFI Only or UEFI Firstly.
- Insert the flash drive.
- Restart the machine, then immediately press F12.
- On the boot menu, select your USB flash drive, and press Enter.
- The diagnostics menu will display on your screen.
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