crwdns2934241:0crwdne2934241:0 tcagle53
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Sounds to me like the onboard (and sadly surface mounted) SSD device has failed prematurely. Probably need a new chromebook. I've created my recovery media for my own chromebook with linux computers and never had any problem. I would try to use a linux system to create the recovery media before giving up on the machine however.
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