27" iMac dosnt come with system restore discs?

I just purchased a new 27" i5 and have no system restore / software discs. Does Apple no longer include the discs?

If you are really, really, 100% certain you want to do that, you would first erase the hard disk.
When you boot into Lion Recovery, click the Utilities menu and select Disk Utility. When that loads you will see your hard disk on the left column. Select it, then click Erase. A warning dialog will appear telling you what you already know.
Then, install OS X as you did before.
Back up your system before doing any of this, if you want to change your mind. Also, before you start, go into iTunes and "deauthorize" your computer.
Beware that this will delete any preinstalled software that may have been "bundled" with your Mac. iLife comes to mind. "Bundled software" does not include iTunes, Mail, Safari, Address Book and many other programs, but iLife will not be reinstalled as that is considered extra, paid software. Erasing your hard disk will delete it for good, and I am certain it cannot be downloaded from the App Store.

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Did the iMac 24" come with System disks

Folks - I bought an open box 24" iMac from Best Buy about a year ago. My hard drive has now lost about 60 GB of space while I was doing some Lightroom updating...bringing over a few months of photos.
Running OnyX verification it says I need to repair my internal disk. I can't find the original system disk and I don't remember there being any in the box. I have the box...so I'm wondering if it ever had any disks?
My computer is a 24" 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo on Version 10.4.11.
If I had a CD/DVD system I'd boot from it and repair the internal disk...I guess after backing up my stuff!
Thanks for the input...Dan
PS - I've used WhatSize to confirm about 60GB are just gone!
Any links to where I can create a minimum system disk with disk utility to run the repair would be great...other than this disappearing hard drive space everything has been running fine.

Absolutely Digital wrote:
is there any sites that have just a minimum system disk one can download to run
the disk utility repair?
Not that I am aware of because the system takes up most of a dvd so it would be too large to download and most any third party Utilities cost money so you would have to purchase the software disks anyway.
Likewise, can I copy my existing system disk to an external drive and boot from
that one?
Yes you can do that. Many of us techies keep a bootable backup for this type of situation. You could also purchase yourself a copy of Disk Warrior and use that to Repair your Volume directory because sometimes even when you boot to another drive and run Repair disk it may or may not be able to repair the directory. Disk Warrior does a better job at Repairing Volume damage.
George

Powerbook g4 12" failure to load with or without system restore disc

I searched around a bit and couldn't find anyone with exactly this problem. My hard drive failed a while ago, which I had kind of been expecting for a while. so i bought a new hitachi 120GB HD that is compatible with my machine.
i scrounged up my 10.2.3 system restore/install disc that came with my computer some 5 years ago, and tried to run it with my new hard drive. But my computer will not boot the disc. I ran the hardware checker disc, and everything turned out OK, but my computer will not boot the System Restore disc (I am holding C during startup to no avail). It gets to the gray apple and then the screen gets a thick horizontal line of static across it. if i try to boot without the sysrestore disc, i get a ? sign as if I was trying to run classic mode with a bad extension.
is my system restore disc busted or what? Is there another problem that the hardware checker disc couldn't find?
I don't really want to drop more money on a new OS, especially if it's not going to fix my problem.
oh and there are zero scratches on the disc- this is maybe the 2nd time ive taken it out of its sleeve/the bag that the sleeve came in. i don't understand why this isn't working and I really like this computer- this is the only serious problem it has ever had.

Jack:
Thanks for the clarification. So even before the new HDD, the computer will not boot from the internal HDD or the install disk. However, it does start up, so that is good.
Try Resetting the PRAM.
1. Shut down the computer.
2. Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command, Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step
3. Turn on the computer.
4. Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys. You must press this key combination immediately after the chime and before the gray screen appears.
5. Hold the keys down for three chimes.
6. Release the keys and allow to boot.
If still no joy, see if you can boot from the Apple Hardware Test disk that came with the computer. If you are able to boot, run all tests in a loop by holding down Command + L during the tests.
Let me know how it goes.
Cheers
cornelius

Can I use another Mac's system restore disc on my Mac?

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Q. Can I use the grey coloured System Restore discs that shipped with Mac A to install OS X onto Mac B?
A. In most cases, due to technical and licensing reasons, the answer is no. The answer is definitely no if any of the following apply:
Any part of the software on the system restore disc is currently installed or in use on Mac A, or on any other computer1
The OS on the disc is any version of Leopard (10.5.x), or is any version of Tiger later than 10.4.42
Either of the two Macs has an Intel processor3
The system restore discs from Mac A contain an older version of Mac OS X than the version of Mac OS X that was on the install discs that would have shipped with Mac B4
However, an installation attempt may be successful, and compliant with all OS X licensing terms, if all of the following conditions are met:
No part of the software on the system restore disc is currently installed or in use on Mac A, or on any other computer1
The OS on the disc is Tiger 10.4.3 or earlier, or is an earlier version of OS X (10.3.x, 10.2.x, etc)2
Both Mac A and Mac B have PowerPC processors (G3, G4, or G5)3
The system restore discs from Mac A contain a newer version of Mac OS X than the version of Mac OS X that was on the install discs that would have shipped with Mac B4
All terms of the Mac OS X Software License Agreement are followed, particularly sections 2 and 3 regarding permitted usage and transfer.
Even if all the above conditions are met, software restore discs contain computer-specific releases of Mac OS X, and may not install or work properly on a Mac that has a hardware configuration that is significantly different than the original.
Notes
The license agreement for single user copies of all versions of OS X, including all versions that ship on system restore discs, do not permit any part of the software to be installed or used on more than one computer at the same time.
The provision restricting the use of grey coloured system restore discs to the same Mac with which they shipped was introduced with the 10.4.4 Software License Agreement, and has been carried through to the 10.5 Leopard Software License Agreement. This restriction was not present in the Software License Agreement for earlier versions of Tiger, nor for earlier versions of Mac OS X.
All Macs with Intel processors shipped with a Mac OS X EULA restricting usage of the software restore discs to that Mac only. The license that shipped with G3, G4, or G5 Macs that shipped with 10.4.3 or earlier permit the transfer of OS X to another Mac, provided that all terms of the license agreement are followed. Furthermore, the architecture of PowerPC and Intel systems are incompatible enough that neither platform's system restore discs will install on the other.
Mac OS X system software will not properly run on, and may not even install on, any Mac that is newer than it, because the software lacks the hardware drivers to run properly on the newer hardware. Details are in this document: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2186
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Gray Install Discs are Machine specific, so even if both were Intel iMacs they'd have to be the same Models.
Leopard 10.5.x is another possible option besides Tiger/10.4.x.
Tiger Requirements...
To use Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, your Macintosh needs:
* A PowerPC G3, G4, or G5 processor
* Built-in FireWire
* At least 256 MB of RAM (I recommend 1GB minimum)
* DVD drive (DVD-ROM), Combo (CD-RW/DVD-ROM) or SuperDrive (DVD-R) for installation
* At least 3 GB of free disk space; 4 GB if you install the XCode 2 Developer Tools (I recommend 20GB minimum)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1514
See Tom's, (Texas Mac Man), great info on where/how to find/get Tiger...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=9755670&#9755670
Or Ali Brown's great info on where/how to find/get Tiger...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10381710#10381710
Leopard requirements/10.5.x...
* Mac computer with an Intel, PowerPC G5, or PowerPC G4 (867MHz or faster) processor
minimum system requirements
* 512MB of memory (I say 2GB at least)
* DVD drive for installation
* 9GB of available disk space (I say 30GB at least)
You have to call Apple & likely ask for a Product Specialist to get it, if they still have it!

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How would I go about getting system restore discs for my computer?
Thanks!

Hello yay:
Welcome to Apple discussions.
The answer would probably be you cannot. The system software included with a system is hardware-specific. If you are really running OS X 10.1 as your profile indicates, I suggest it is time to update to a current version of OS X.
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I have just purchased an ipad2 and iphone 4s.. Only to find that I need itunes 10.5 and therefore a change to a newer operating system is required. I believe the leopard operating system is not supported on this machine, I have found some post that suggest that the processor speed can be altered during install to trick the installer to make it work could I do this from a friends machine externally??
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But will iTunes 10.5 work even though the G4 has been press-ganged into accepting Leopard?
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If you have a new Mac and want to run the Apple Hardware Test, option boot from the same cd instead.
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Welcome to Apple Discussions!
The iMac G5 currently is no longer sold new. The iMac Intel Core 2 Duo is the current model that looks like an iMac G5, but is very different on the inside. Also there is no built-in support for Classic on the new iMac Intel Core Duo machines. You can buy used and refurbished iMacs from these sources that I list:
http://www.macmaps.com/usedrefurbished.html
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Based on my research, I would like to suggest the following:
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1.     Click Start, type regedit in the Start Search box, and then click regedit in the Programs list.
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2.     In the navigation pane, locate and then click the following registry subkey:
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3.     Right click on this key and select "Export" and save the key to a Flash Drive or other removable storage device.
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Shouldn't I be able to erase and restore the OS version that shipped with this Mac, regardless of what it's been upgraded to since then?
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