B540 can't install any operating system ?

Hi ALL, it’s great to know there is a place to get help…. I hope
I’ve just bought a B540 from a friend. I’ve checked on this site as he said it’s still under warranty, and the serial confirms it. I don’t quite know if it applies to my problem and a way to somehow get it up and running again, so maybe/hopefully someone could help me ?
So as said, I’ve just got my B540 and believe it or not, the hard disk has screwed up, while up-grading to windows 8. It basically tries to recover the windows operating system over and over again. I’ve opened a Dos windows and tried to look at the Hard drive but can’t see anything on it, all I can see is Drive X which looks like a temp directory windows makes to install.
Every time I try to recover windows 7 or 8 it simply starts, then says there’s a problem so windows has to recover ! Then goes into recovery mode and loops over and over again ?
Can someone advise on what I’ve done and find a way to bring her back to life….  PLEASE

Well Windows 8 was a Crash Bang Wallop !!! It just wouldn't install it, either the New Install, or the up-grade route !
Windows 7 has worked as it should on the B540 and everything was going very well, until I installed an up-grade from Microsoft and after a re-boot ... No Operating system found ?
So I'm back to square one...
I'm hoping the warranty is transferable ?

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