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<blockquote data-quote="RavingMac" data-source="post: 1338414" data-attributes="member: 45350">I'm sure the Apple techs will get it sorted out for you, but honestly, the one thing I don't like about Lion and the new distribution system is the lack of a boot drive. In my opinion, they ought to include a bootable copy&nbsp; (the $69 version of Lion) on USB with every new Mac.Regardless, they probably have reasons why they don't.&nbsp; But, I would reccommend the first thing you do after they get you iMac back on its feet, is to either make your own USB boot/recovery drive (directions around here somewhere, will try to remember to find and post in this thread) or make a bootable clone of your HD using Carbon Copy Cloner or Super Duper. Actually, I would do (and have done) both in addition to my Time Machine back ups.EDIT: I now see the directions for making a bootable USB were in Dennis' link (should have read that first).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RavingMac, post: 1338414, member: 45350"] I'm sure the Apple techs will get it sorted out for you, but honestly, the one thing I don't like about Lion and the new distribution system is the lack of a boot drive. In my opinion, they ought to include a bootable copy (the $69 version of Lion) on USB with every new Mac. Regardless, they probably have reasons why they don't. But, I would reccommend the first thing you do after they get you iMac back on its feet, is to either make your own USB boot/recovery drive (directions around here somewhere, will try to remember to find and post in this thread) or make a bootable clone of your HD using Carbon Copy Cloner or Super Duper. Actually, I would do (and have done) both in addition to my Time Machine back ups. EDIT: I now see the directions for making a bootable USB were in Dennis' link (should have read that first). [/QUOTE]

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