Yeah, I was feeling that this morning but really wanted to explore this avenue further. The next steps for me are as follows, with consequent actions in place should the first fail.
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USB enclosure with the faulty(?) KIOXIA drive to see if my working machine can recognize it. If it does, I will format it and try this all again.
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Order a M2 2242. Thankfully, there are a couple eBay sellers that sell this form factor and the right storage size. Install EOS and off we go.
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Proceed with Lenovo warranty service.