Just got my new iMac - no cd?

[infieldfly]

Hi all,

Ordered a new iMac from the Apple Store online and it arrived today. So far, the machine is fantastic! I was surprised however to see that there was no OS disc in the box —*is this normal procedure now or was it an oversight by Apple?

If it is normal procedure, how would I go about reinstalling the OS if I ever need to?

Thanks,
infieldfly

 

[ECUpirate44]

Pretty sure CD's went away with Lion and all new Mac's come with Internet recovery if i'm not mistaken.

 

[rgarjr]

Did it come with Lion? I think there's an option to do it online.

 

[42streetsdown]

Starting with the most recent version of OS X Apple has practically discontinued distribution through physical media. It's all through the Mac App Store now. You can still buy a USB drive with lion on it at Apple stores though.

 

[Darth.Titan]

Also, if you have Lion pre-installed, you have a recovery partition on your hard drive. That serves as your "Restore Disc". Your apps can be re-downloaded from the App Store if necessary.

 

[T'hain Esh Kelch]

Reboot and hold down R, to reinstall.

 

[infieldfly]

Not sure that I like not having a disc, but I do feel better knowing that it wasn't an oversight. Thanks for the info!

 

[416049]

Not sure that I like not having a disc, but I do feel better knowing that it wasn't an oversight. Thanks for the info!

you can create a lion disc : https://www.macrumors.com/2011/07/18/make-an-os-x-lion-boot-disc/

 

[infieldfly]

Nice! thanks for the tip!

 

[Lankyman]

Not sure that I like not having a disc, but I do feel better knowing that it wasn't an oversight. Thanks for the info!

In the Windows world of computers things have been like that since Noah was a lad so it's nothing new.

 

[Icarus73]

Reboot and hold down R, to reinstall.

It's Command+R

 

[President]

No CD crew holla.

 

[28Gauge]

No CD's in my new iMac 27" that i got on Monday. It had me worried until I saw this post!

 

[leftheaded]

no cd here