Boot-up Disk?

[Rik.]

Hi MacUsers.

I'm a newbie in all senses of the word!

Just got a MacBook Pro and I'm sure I don't need to tell you that you just press the power button and it sets itself up and you're off and running.

20 years of Windows PCs and now a Mac!

So...

What happens if there is a major crash?
I'm told that there is a partition, from where I can reinstall the Mac OS.
OK.

But, what if there is a real hard disk failure and you have to install a new hard disk?

On PCs, you can create a boot-up disk and reinstall the OS, and then the rest of your software.

What do you do on a Mac???

I've looked on the App Store and when I go to the OS part, it tells me that it's 'Installed'.

I would simply like to have the OS on a disk.

Am I going about this all wrong?!

 

[simsaladimbamba]

OS X Lion: About Lion Recovery
Lion Recovery Disk Assistant

Mac 101: Creating a recovery disk using Recovery Disk Assistant

Helpful Information for Any Mac User by GGJstudios​

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[Rik.]

Thanks very much for all the links.