When the installation has completed your computer will Restart into the SetupĪssistant. With the OS X installation and follow the directions included with the installer.Ĥ. When the formatting has completed quit DU and return to the installer.
(Journaled, if supported), then click on the Apply button.ģ. Partitions to one (1) from the Partitions drop down menu, click on Options buttonĪnd select GUID, click on OK, then set the format type to MacOS Extended Size.) Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.Īfter DU loads select the hard drive entry from the left side list (mfgr.'s ID and drive After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continueīutton. Release the key when you seeĪ small spinning gear appear below the dark gray Apple logo.Ģ. Insert the disc into the optical drive and restart the computer.Īfter the chime press and hold down the "C" key. Boot the computer using the Snow Leopard Installer Disc or the Disc 1 that came Then do the following:īe sure to make a backup first because the following procedure will eraseġ. Not being sure if the HDD is good or bad, I suggest you first make a backup of your files. This should install the version of OS X that you had installed. I suggest using Ethernet if possibleīecause it is three times faster than wireless. Note : You will need an active Internet connection. Reinstall OS X: Select Reinstall OS X and click on the Install button. The Erase button and wait until the process has completed. The Security button and set the Zero Data option to one-pass. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Optionally, click on Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.ģ. After DU loads select your startup volume (usually Macintosh HD) from the Select Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button.Ģ.
Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.ġ. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears.
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