06-19-2011, 11:56 PM
http://www.macworld.com/article/160569/2...lsrc=top_1
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Lion can troubleshoot and reinstall without a CD
The next time you need to repair your disk or restore your computer from a backup, you won’t need to search for an external boot disk, those old restore CDs, a FireWire cable, or anything, really. In Lion, your computer will have its very own restore partition pre-installed.
The partition—which takes up a measly 600MB or so—is all but invisible, tucked away in a corner of your hard drive until you have need of it. When you hold down the option key while booting your computer, the partition will show up next to your primary partition as Restore HD; click it, and you’ll be brought into recovery mode. Here, you can restore your computer from a Time Machine backup, reinstall Mac OS X, troubleshoot your system using Disk Utility, or get help online by using a built-in version of Safari. You can use the browser to access Apple’s Website, where you can make an appointment to see a Genius if you can’t figure out how to troubleshoot your problem on your own, or any other site on the Web.
The most interesting and useful in this list:
Lion can troubleshoot and reinstall without a CD
The next time you need to repair your disk or restore your computer from a backup, you won’t need to search for an external boot disk, those old restore CDs, a FireWire cable, or anything, really. In Lion, your computer will have its very own restore partition pre-installed.
The partition—which takes up a measly 600MB or so—is all but invisible, tucked away in a corner of your hard drive until you have need of it. When you hold down the option key while booting your computer, the partition will show up next to your primary partition as Restore HD; click it, and you’ll be brought into recovery mode. Here, you can restore your computer from a Time Machine backup, reinstall Mac OS X, troubleshoot your system using Disk Utility, or get help online by using a built-in version of Safari. You can use the browser to access Apple’s Website, where you can make an appointment to see a Genius if you can’t figure out how to troubleshoot your problem on your own, or any other site on the Web.