You could create USB recovery media! [link|https://download.lenovo.com/consumer/mobiles_pub/lenovo-chromebook-c330_lenovo-chromebook-s330_hmm_201809.pdf|Lenovo's service manual|new_window=true] (On Page 27) walks you through how to make recovery media and boot into dev mode. I added the how-to below just in case the link has issues:
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***Chapter 3. Create and use a USB repair shim***
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***What is a USB repair shim?***
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A USB repair shim is created by writing a repair shim image to a USB storage drive. Once created, it can be
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used to boot and service the Chromebook computer, including:
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• Diagnose problems and restore system to factory settings.
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• Refresh the system with the latest firmware.
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Before replacing any FRUs, use the repair shim to diagnose and identify problems.
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***Create a repair shim***[br]
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Step 1. Prepare a USB drive.The capacity of the USB drive should be at least 8 gigabytes GB).
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***Attention:*** Creating repair shim deletes all files stored on the USB drive. back up personal files before creating the shim.[br]
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Step 2. Download the image file of the repair shim from https://support.lenovo.com. A Lenovo service credential is needed to download the image file.[br]
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***Attention:*** Make sure to download the latest version of the image file. A shim created with an earlier image file version may cause the repair process to fail.[br]
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Step 3. Use a disk image tool to write the downloaded image to the USB drive. An open-source tool Win32
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Disk Imager is available for download at [link|http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager|http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager.|new_window=true]
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You could create USB recovery media! [link|https://download.lenovo.com/consumer/mobiles_pub/lenovo-chromebook-c330_lenovo-chromebook-s330_hmm_201809.pdf|Lenovo's service manual|new_window=true] (On Page 27) walks you through how to make recovery media and boot into dev mode.
You could create USB recovery media! [link|https://download.lenovo.com/consumer/mobiles_pub/lenovo-chromebook-c330_lenovo-chromebook-s330_hmm_201809.pdf|Lenovo's service manual|new_window=true] (On Page 27) walks you through how to make recovery media and boot into dev mode. I added the how-to below just in case the link has issues:
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***Chapter 3. Create and use a USB repair shim***
***What is a USB repair shim?***
A USB repair shim is created by writing a repair shim image to a USB storage drive. Once created, it can be
used to boot and service the Chromebook computer, including:
• Diagnose problems and restore system to factory settings.
• Refresh the system with the latest firmware.
Before replacing any FRUs, use the repair shim to diagnose and identify problems.
***Create a repair shim***[br]
Step 1. Prepare a USB drive.The capacity of the USB drive should be at least 8 gigabytes GB).
***Attention:*** Creating repair shim deletes all files stored on the USB drive. back up personal files before creating the shim.[br]
Step 2. Download the image file of the repair shim from https://support.lenovo.com. A Lenovo service credential is needed to download the image file.[br]
***Attention:*** Make sure to download the latest version of the image file. A shim created with an earlier image file version may cause the repair process to fail.[br]
Step 3. Use a disk image tool to write the downloaded image to the USB drive. An open-source tool Win32
Disk Imager is available for download at [link|http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager|http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager.|new_window=true]