Factory installation CD

[TrboMac]

Was I suppose to get one in my 2011 iMac? I did not but see were some do while surfing Youtube tonight..

 

[rkaufmann87]

Was I suppose to get one in my 2011 iMac? I did not but see were some do while surfing Youtube tonight..

No, it probably came pre-installed with Lion (10.7.x) or Mountain Lion (10.8.x). However there is a Recovery Partition you can access by restarting, when you hear the start up tone hold down the Command + R keys and choose the Recovery Partition. For more information about the Recovery partition please navigate to:

http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/03/how-to-boot-into-os-x-lions-recovery-hd-partition/

 

[TrboMac]

No, it probably came pre-installed with Lion (10.7.x) or Mountain Lion (10.8.x). However there is a Recovery Partition you can access by restarting, when you hear the start up tone hold down the Command + R keys and choose the Recovery Partition. For more information about the Recovery partition please navigate to:

http://osxdaily.com/2012/02/03/how-to-boot-into-os-x-lions-recovery-hd-partition/

Thanks, I was just reading that they don't come w/ a disc anymore since Lion. I have ML (10.8.2) installed. I hope to never need it but wanted to make sure!

 

[mchoffa]

make a bootable USB key
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/07/how-to-create-a-bootable-backup-mountain-lion-install-disk/