Notebook looks like its formatted

[stevef]

I installed the linux lite ISO on my notebook since my HD had a problem

Did you re-use the HD with the problem for the linux lite install ?
If you re-used the disk, can you tell us

What OS was on it before it had a problem?
What was the problem with the HD ?

but every time I turn off my notebook it looks like I had formatted it, like using it for the first time.

Did the LL installation appear to be ok ?
Can you tell us what you see when you re-boot after the install ?

If the HD really looks like it has been formatted that would mean the BIOS is saying something like 'please install a bootable OS'.