Yosemite booting fails after erasing and merging bootcamp

I have a MBP 15' retina. I had dual system: mac and windows, but windows failed after upgrading to to Yosemite for obvious reasons so I left it there. Yesterday, I decided to erase my bootcamp and merge it to my mac partition. Everything worked out smoothly as long as I did not reboot. After reboot, Yosemite failed. Here are the symptoms:
Please assist. Thanks

Click on Utilities -> Terminal and post the output of the following Terminal commands. In Recovery console you have to switch between Terminal and Safari.
diskutil list
diskutil cs list
gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk0
fdisk /dev/disk0

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Sorry for the long read... but here are the cliff notes.
1. I have 2 MBP that are exactly the same.
2. I did an Erase and Install on both MBP.
3. After Erase and Install, one of them has about 3GB less HD space.
If anyone can help me, please let me know. I will post replies here as well.
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But my problem is right after the same exact Erase and Install on both, they have different free space.
How could you possibly know this without using the drives? IOW, how & when are you checking the drives' capacity & the used & available space of each?
Again, I've noticed that the HD space specifies that it has 185.99GB of available space after the OS, but once you add certain things, it specifies that it will be using 9.2GB of the available 185.99GB.
What do you mean by "185.99GB of available space after the OS"? What are the "certain things" & what is the "it" that specifies 9.2GB will be used?
If you really mean each drive is showing a *total capacity* of 185.99 GB (before or after installing anything), this is right for a "200 GB" drive. That is because the drive capacity specification is given in decimal based gigabytes but the computer reports capacity in binary based ones. (See paragraph 3 in my post at http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=9389432&#9389432 or search this forum for the word "gibibyte" for more about that.) This number should not change when something is installed -- it is the total capacity of the drive.
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Startup problems, even after erase and install

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Message was edited by: carlosjoan91

If your hardware test boot device was on the hard drive rather than the installer disc, then installing rEFIt may destroy the boot loader originally used causing the loss of an ability to boot into the test. You would likely need an old version of the installer disc that had the hardware test on the disc rather than on the hard drive.
At this point the best thing for you to do is the following:
Extended Hard Drive Preparation
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6. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size.
Reinstall OS X and use Boot Camp Assistant to create a Windows volume instead of using rEFIt. You'll have fewer problems.

My imac has os x installation error after erase and reinstall

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siroberts, Welcome to the discussion area!
Not sure how you ended up in the iBook G3 discussion area since you are asking about an iMac G5??
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Depending on which iMac G5 you have, you may be able to get it to boot from a retail version of OS 10.4. Otherwise you need to contact Apple (or your mate) and get the original discs for that iMac.

I cant find the recovery HD after erasing and reformatting my 2009 intel imac

Hi All .
Ive spent hours readng through many discussions on the subject but no avail in my problem.
I have an old intel based 2009 iMac , I erased the hard drive through disk utility so I could restore to factory settings.
Then i couldnt find the hard drive or the recovey HD,
I used the old iMac in target Mode on a newer 2011 27" iMac running 10.8.4 and can see the hard drive, so i verified and repaired disk from there.
Then when i turned on the older imac it asked for firmware password.
no chance i could remember as its been a long time since i used.
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Hi, Where were you booted from to use Disk Utility? Sounds like it wasn't the Restore partition, & you erased the whole Drive instead of just the OSX partition!???
You'll have to use the App Store, look for prchases, re-download 10.8 & install it in Target mode.
found a 15" ,Macbook Pro 10.6.3 installation disk
Gray Discs are machine specific.

Update to 10.4.10 fails after erase

Hi, my mini has been crashing a lot recently due to me messing around with it. So i decided to rebuild it, which i did 3 times.
The first time i rebuilt it (standard erase) i installed all the updates from the system update. It rebooted, went to the gray screen, rebooted again and then got stuck on the blue screen.
The second time i rebuilt it (after a erase and zero'ing the hdd) i chose to only install the 10.4.10 combi from the system update. It rebooted, went to the gray screen, rebooted again and then got stuck on the blue screen.
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I understand that there is error that can occur when doing system updates, but surely on a clean system this shouldn't happen ? Can anyone shed a little light on what i should do ? I am going to rebuild the system tonight and leave it on 10.4.9 till i can see why 10.4.10 kills my Mini
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Rob,
Note that the vast majority of problems reported with 10.4.10 & Intel Macs have nothing at all in common with this poster's symptoms, which is an inability to boot the Mini past the blue screen.
You are focused on the Airport issue, which mostly seems to be associated with laptops running on battery power. Another group (currently with the largest number of views & a very high post count) is concerned with Rosetta apps not launching. There is still another group complaining about issues with USB-connected external audio devices. And perhaps most famously, there was the group with the "popping" issue with external speakers.
You might say, "Aha! All are signs that the most recent update(s) are flawed!" The problem with that is careful reading of these threads reveals something curious: almost nobody complaining about being affected by one of these issues is complaining about being affected by another. Moreover, buried in every one of these long threads are posts from some users with the same Mac model as others saying they have had no problems at all, or that their problems were solved in some way not involving reverting back to 10.4.9 or any of its components.
Moreover, there are millions of Macs in use but only hundreds of reports of any problems at all. Sites like Discussions or MacFixIt are devoted in large part to users helping other users resolve their problems, so it isn't unusual to see reports of problems dominate over those reporting no problems. Some theorize that there is a great number of 'silent' users experiencing problems that don't report them, so this means nothing. However, major problems that really do affect tens of thousands of users are almost always sought out by mainstream news organizations, particularly when they involve Apple, a high profile company closely followed in both broadcast media & the financial press. If the problems really were this widespread, it seems extremely unlikely they would not be much more widely reported.
So, is the "crock" filled with a stew rich with big chunks of major update flaws, or a watery mix of assorted problems relatively few users face? More to the point, how many users are waiting for a fix an update didn't cause & a new one can't cure?
If the answer to either question is "I don't know," doesn't it make sense to try the time-tested repair & diagnostic steps you will find in these discussions before blaming everything on some update?

Boot Fail after latest BIOS Update on Flex 2-15D

Hi everyone,
I have a severe problem (I guess) after the latest BIOS Update. Windows 7 freezes during startup.
I own a 64-bit Lenovo FLex 2 15D with AMD A6-6310 and R4, 4GB RAM and a SSHD (8GBSSH). I purchased it without OS and installed Windows 7 - which worked fine so far.
I yesterday updated the BIOS with version 9FCN23WW (for Win7 and Win8), the latest BIOS update. A mistake, it seems.
After Reboot, I first had to disable Secure Boot in the BIOS, because it would not let me boot at all. I figured out how to get into the BIOS-Setup to disable this (press Enter 2x, press Tab when in the Boot Menu to access the "Apps Menu", then "SETUP" - just in case this helps someone).
Now Win7 begins to start up, but freezes during the startup process (the splash screen with the win flag freezes and looks a bit strange. I used the "protected mode" Windows Startup and saw that the process always hangs when loading "amdkmpfd.sys".
That is basically it.I guess I have to find a way to re-install the previous version of the BIOS, but I have no idea how!
Any idea?!
Now about what I did to fix this (poor, but I tried):
If I try to start from a Win7 installation CD-ROM (actually it is one for Dell PCs, but I guess that is not the problem) and press a key to boot from CD, Windows loads files, shows "Starting Windows" and at a certain point again just freezes. When I -do not- press a key, WIndows Boot Manager shows up and mentions that "Windows failed to start (etc.)" "File: \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\BCD" "An Error occurred while attempting to read the boot configuration data."
I can't even boot into Linux on a USB stick, because the Windows "Error Recovery" (translated from German, sorry - my guess) won't let me when I try (just offers to boot to Win7 in protected mode - it could be that it fails immediately and jumps back to Win Startup).
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Tristam
Solved!
Go to Solution.

I found our the solution to my problem with the help of SebastianLenovo ...
In the BIOS / Boot Mode, I switched back from "UEFI" to "Legacy". That's it. That simple. The BIOS Upgrade routine just did not transfer that setting from the old BIOS to the new.
Given the fact that 1. I did not change that setting, so it is default and 2. it would have been easy to avoid, if the BIOS update routine would be well programmed to transfer the current BIOS settings to the new, upgraded BIOS ...
Anyway a strange situation that a 64-bit system has a 32-bit BIOS. Actually no Linux distribution (except FatDog and rescue systems) are able to deal with it - Linux only running as a Virtual Machine under Windows. I think this is inappropriate and really taking away a part of the fun if you can not run this laptop as a dual boot system.
Thanks to Sebastian and I hope this solution helps someone in the future...
Regards, Tristam.

Boot fails after security update

Greetings,
In installed the most recent security update this morning, and after restarting, my machine won't boot up.
I've followed the existing threads (in case you've also had this problem, the most informative was here:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1545171 )
Here's my machine's current state; I'd appreciate any input!
I booted to single user mode, and checked the disks using /sbin/fsck -fy . there were no errors reported.
I booted from my Install Disk 1, repaired the disk (again, no errors), and verified the disk.
Now, it still does not boot independently; it stalls at the apple logo. Safe boot does not work. It doesn't appear to be a PRAM or SMC issue.
What should my next move be? Thanks again!

There are no guarantees, but following this procedure when installing updates and upgrades on your Mac, or even re-installing them, will go a long way towards avoiding unpleasant after effects and ‘post-update stress disorder’.
It is also worth noting that it is an extreme rarity for updates to cause upsets to your system, but they may well reveal pre-existing ones, particularly those of which you may have been unaware. If you are actually aware of any glitches, make sure they are fixed before proceeding further.
So before you do anything else:
If you can, make a full backup first.
Turn off sleep mode for both screen and hard disk.
Disconnect all peripherals except your keyboard and mouse.
1. Repair Permissions (in Disk Utility)
2. Verify the state of your hard disk using Disk Utility. If any faults are reported, restart from your install disk (holding down the C key), go to Disk Utility, and repair your startup disk. Restart again to get back to your startup disk.
At least you can now be reasonably certain that your system does not contain any obvious faults that might cause an update/upgrade to fail.
3. Download the correct version of the COMBO or security update from the Apple download site. If your car runs on gasoline you would not want to fill the tank with diesel, so don’t try to install the PPC updater on an Intel Mac!
If you prefer to download updates via Software Update in the Apple menu (which would ensure that the correct version for your Mac was being downloaded), it is not recommended to allow SU to install major (or even minor) updates automatically. Set Software Update to just download the updater without immediately installing it. There is always the possibility that the combined download and install (which can be a lengthy process) might be interrupted by a power outage or your cat walking across the keyboard, and an interrupted install will almost certainly cause havoc. Once it is downloaded, you can install at a time that suits you. You should make a backup copy of the updater on a CD in case you ever need a reinstall.
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4. Close all applications.
5. Unplug all peripherals except your keyboard and mouse.
6. Install the update/upgrade. Do not under any circumstances interrupt this procedure. Do not do anything else on your computer while it is installing. Be patient.
7. When it ask for a restart to complete the installation, click restart. This can take longer than normal, there are probably thousands of files to overwrite and place in the correct location. Do nothing while this is going on.
8. Once your Mac is awake, repair permissions again, and you should be good to go!
If your Mac seems slightly sluggish or ‘different’, perform a second restart. It can’t hurt and is sometimes efficacious!
9. Open a few of your most used applications and check that all is OK. In this connection please remember that not all manufacturers of third party applications and plug-ins, add-ons, haxies etc, will have had time to do any necessary rewrites to their software to make them 10.4.10. compliant. Give them a weeks or two while you regularly check their websites for updates. This applies particularly to plug-ins for Safari 3.
N.B. Do not attempt to install two different updates at the same time as each may have different routines and requirements. Follow the above recommendations for each update in turn.
Lastly, Apple's own article on the subject of Software Update may also be useful reading:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106695
If you are updating Safari (or just have):
Input Managers from third parties can do as much harm as good. They use a security loophole to reach right into your applications' code and change that code as the application starts up. If you have installed an OS update and Safari is crashing, the very first thing to do is clear out your InputManagers folders (both in your own Library and in the top-level /Library), log out and log back in, and try again.
So, disable all third party add-ons before updating Safari, as they may not have been updated yet for the new version. Add them back one by one. If something goes awry, remove it again and check on the software manufacturer's website for news of an update to match your version of Safari. Remember: Tiger up to 10.4.10 used Safari 2.0.4 or, if you downloaded it, Safari 3.0.3 beta. Safari 10.4.11 used Safari 3.0.4 which was not a beta. If Safari 3.1.1 on 10.4.11 is not the fastest browser you have ever used, then something is wrong!
Moreover, trying to revert to Safari 3.0.4 (or worse still, version 2) when running 10.4.11 or 10.5 can have repercussions, as Safari 3.1.1 uses a completely different webkit on which other applications like iChat, Mail and Dashboard Widgets etc also rely, and may entail you having to reinstall an earlier operating system.
Most errors reported here after an update are due to an unrepaired or undetected inherent fault in the system, and/or a third party ad-on. Two such add-on that have been frequently mentioned here for causing such problems are Piclens and Pithhelmet. If you have them, trash them.
Additional tips on software installation here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106692
To reiterate, Input Managers reach right into an application and alter its code. This puts the behavior of the affected application outside the control and responsibility of its developers: a recipe for problems. That's not to say that issues absolutely will ensue as a result of Input Managers, but you, as a user, must decide. If the functionality of a specific Input Manager or set thereof is really important to you, you may well choose to assume the associated risk.
Again, the advice is to remove all Input Managers from the following directories:
• /Library/InputManagers
• ~/Library/InputManagers
especially prior to system updates (they can always be added back one-by-one later).

Leopard 10.5.7 refuses to launch applications after "erase and install"

I have an older iMac G5 (1.6Mhz PPC, 2 Gb RAM) born with Panther OS. I wanted to update some applications so I could have a secure browser and other apps. I upgraded the RAM to 2 Gb as a first step. The additional RAM really perked up the old iMac so the next step was to update the OS to 10.5.6 using a DVD that was printed in Jan '09 and sold as part of a bundle pack with the new iLife 09 and iWork 09.
I thought I could get away with an overwrite installation and I knew there were risks in doing that. The result was a really bugey computer with frequent terminal views, kernel panics and even hard shut downs. Apple issued the 10.5.7 update and that helped stabilize the system somewhat.
I still had problems with instablility of the OS and with Safari 3.2.3, Firefox 3 and other applications. I decided to reinstall Leopard using the archive and install procedure. The 2nd install stabilized the OS but I still had problems with browsers and Open Office refusing to launch.
I did lots of troubleshooting using Onyx, MemTest OSX, repair permissions in the Disk Utility, etc. I created a new user account and the problems persisted. I decided to try a third install of the OS using the Erase and Install procedure.
The system now has Safari 4.0.1 but after a few page views Safari crashed and now it crashes as soon as you launch it. A freshly downloaded Camino browser does the same thing. iTunes, System Profiler and a fresh download of Onyx also refuse to launch. All of them crash while launching.
I can launch an ancient version of IE and Firefox 3 from the desktop.
After the last OS X install, I noticed the system did not accept the first attempts at downloading the Leopard updates and the Safari update. A second attempt was successful for both. I am reluctanct to proceed with installing anymore applications until I can fix what I believe is a problem with the OS. The OS worked well after the archive and install procedure and I am thinking it should be able to work at least as well after the erase and install.
I live in a rural area and the nearest Apple "genius" counter is about a 5 hour round trip. Is there anyone out there that has encountered this problem?

The Internet Explorer came with the iMac and I never used it. I had it on a disk so I put it on the desktop to get a download of Camino after Safari failed. It's so old that most websites can't render for it unless they have some html default page.
Here is what the Crash Reporter log had. The iTunes was on the OS X install disk. The Camino browser was downloaded from Caminobrowser.org.
Process: iTunes [275]
Path: /Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunes
Identifier: com.apple.iTunes
Version: ??? (???)
Build Info: iTunes-8202301~15
Code Type: PPC (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [67]
Date/Time: 2009-07-04 21:34:25.644 -0700
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.5.7 (9J61)
Report Version: 6
Anonymous UUID: 17FE9D2E-ED3C-44C8-BD16-23C937CA83AE
Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000001, 0x000000008fe0105c
Crashed Thread: 0
Dyld Error Message:
Symbol not found: __ZN7WebCore11RenderLayer18gAlignCenterAlwaysE
Referenced from: /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/WebKit
Expected in: /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/WebCore.frame work/Versions/A/WebCore
Process: Safari [118]
Path: /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari
Identifier: com.apple.Safari
Version: ??? (???)
Build Info: WebBrowser-55301800~1
Code Type: PPC (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [67]
Date/Time: 2009-07-04 21:14:45.039 -0700
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.5.7 (9J61)
Report Version: 6
Anonymous UUID: 17FE9D2E-ED3C-44C8-BD16-23C937CA83AE
Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000001, 0x000000008fe0105c
Crashed Thread: 0
Dyld Error Message:
Symbol not found: __ZN7WebCore11RenderLayer18gAlignCenterAlwaysE
Referenced from: /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/WebKit
Expected in: /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/WebCore.frame work/Versions/A/WebCore
Process: Camino [361]
Path: /Volumes/Camino/Camino.app/Contents/MacOS/Camino
Identifier: org.mozilla.camino
Version: ??? (???)
Code Type: PPC (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [67]
Date/Time: 2009-07-04 22:14:43.753 -0700
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.5.7 (9J61)
Report Version: 6
Anonymous UUID: 17FE9D2E-ED3C-44C8-BD16-23C937CA83AE
Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000001, 0x000000008fe0105c
Crashed Thread: 0
Dyld Error Message:
Symbol not found: __ZN7WebCore11RenderLayer18gAlignCenterAlwaysE
Referenced from: /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/WebKit
Expected in: /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/WebCore.frame work/Versions/A/WebCore

Restore after Erase and Install

Depending on the answer I get to another question, I might have to erase and reinstall system 10.3 on my ancient Yosemite.
I have already backed up my entire HD to an external drive using third-party backup software. Presumably the backup softare itself has been backed up.
How do I restore my user settings, Entourage email files, other files, etc. after the erase and install?
I have run into trouble in the past with reinstalls and don't want to go thru that again.

These are personal choices only you can make.
You say you have two places from which to get a working copy of your 10.3 software:
Choice #1) Erase and install 10.3 from scratch using Apple tools:
This will give you a positively excellent version of your 10.3 software. But will return you to a completely "factory fresh" version with NONE of your personal files at all.
Choice #2) Use the Restore function in your Backup software:
This will return all the files on your Mac to the moment of your Backup, and re-install all personal files along with anything troublesome that had already happened by the time you made your Backup.
Provided that it works as intended, which is not guaranteed.
Choice #3) Combined approach:
1) Erase and Install the System Files with Apple Tools;
2) then recreate your Users (and their passwords) in System Preferences > Accounts;
3) use your Backup software to restore the "Users" directory structure, which contains all Users files including email and preferences (except the Account specification and password itself).
Provided that it works as intended, which is not guaranteed.
It is possible that despite your best intentions, certain files have not been backed up. Files that come to mind are Address Books, on which the system tends to restrict permissions so that they are difficult to hack and difficult to copy. Keychains may similarly be difficult to backup and restore.

After erase and install, is the old data still recoverable?

Hello,
I'm doing an erase and install on a mini that I want to sell. Can I be sure that the old files are gone? After an erase and install can someone use a disk recovery program to get old files? Do I have to use Disk Utility to zero the drive?
Thanks
Bob

Here's a series of steps to prepare the computer for sale:
Follow these instructions step by step to prepare a Mac for sale:
First, back up the data:
1) Shut down all Virtual PCs. They cannot be in their "fast saved" state. They must be shut down from inside Windows.
2) Clone to an external drive using Carbon Copy Cloner.
Next, prepare the machine for the new buyer:
3) Deauthorize the computer in iTunes! Deauthorize both iTunes and Audible accounts.
4) Remove Open Firmware passwords
5) Turn the brightness full up and volume nearly so.
Install a fresh OS:
6) Insert the OS X install CD/DVD.
7) Restart the computer while holding down the C key to boot from the CD/DVD.
8) Run Disk Utility from the file menu and erase the internal hard drive (optionally zero all data).
9) Install OS X.
10) Reboot the computer.
11) From the welcome screen, you can skip the registration step by typing command-Q.
12) When prompted, create an account (it will be an admin account).
13) From your new admin account, configure networking.
14) Then use Software Update to bring your system and all of it's applications up to date.
15) From Disk Utility, repair permissions on the new volume.
Now delete the account you just created:
16) Boot from a different volume (e.g. a firewire drive, if available)
17) Clean up the image using the following terminal commands:
prompt> rm /Volumes/<imagevol>/var/db/BootCache.playlist
prompt> rm /Volumes/<imagevol>/var/db/volinfo.database
prompt> rm -r /Volumes/<imagevol>/var/vm/swap*
18) Now you can get rid of the admin account you used to set up the machine Use the terminal:
prompt> nicl -raw /Volumes/<imagevol>/var/db/netinfo/local.nidb -delete /users/<admin>
prompt> rm -r /Volumes/<imagevol>/Users/<admin>
prompt> rm /Volumes/<imagevol>/var/db/.AppleSetupDone
19) Shut down and ship it to your buyer. When they get it, it will boot to the Welcome screen just like a factory Mac, except that it's better because it's completely up to date.

Program installation after erase and install of Mac OS X.

Good day to you all,
A quick question to you Mac experts and enthusiasts. I am going to perform an erase and install on my 24" Aluminum iMac. I have numerous programs on my HD. If i copy them to an external drive and complete the erase and install, will I be able to just copy them back to my HD after, or will I need to reinstall them from the discs and .dmg files? Any help would be much appreciated on this topic. Thanks to all in advance for your time and input!
N8
Message was edited by: Nathan Barton

Nathan Barton wrote:
A quick question to you Mac experts and enthusiasts. I am going to perform an erase and install on my 24" Aluminum iMac. I have numerous programs on my HD. If i copy them to an external drive and complete the erase and install, will I be able to just copy them back to my HD after, or will I need to reinstall them from the discs and .dmg files? Any help would be much appreciated on this topic. Thanks to all in advance for your time and input!
*Hi Nathan, Welcome (Back)* to Apple's Users Help Users Forums.
Maybe I missed something—wouldn't be the 1st time—cuz I am surprised no one has suggesting making a clone prior to the E&I. You could then clone back your apps.
http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html
Purchase at $27.95 will allow smart backups that look at the bu files and only move over new ones. It's quick at ~7 mins to change ~1 gig out of 20.
Be sure to test that the clone boots and apps behave properly.
Here are other popular cloners.
http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html
http://www.prosoftengineering.com/products/drivegeniusinfo.php?PHPSESSID=909c070fb2e13b35097fa9cc1340bfc0
Good Luck, JP

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Am I missing something?
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