As far as I know, they can be wiped or they can carry what original came on it or they can be updated to what OS they can carry at the moment. Check list rules as to what is acceptable, say if you were on LEM-swap. Other than that, wiping is merely an option for security, so do what thou wilt.......
Tah Ps... Try putting your drive in another system and wiping then reinstalling it physically in the machine you want clean. Automatic wiped system! Sent from my iPhone 4 On Jan 2, 2012, at 8:40 PM, cheryl <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not savvy about any of this, so if I sound like an idiot, that is > why. The two machines I have I bought used with the operating systems > already installed and no disks and I have never had to clear a > computer, hard drive, whatever in order to sell it. I read somewhere > that if I sell a used computer I am supposed to remove the OS before I > do. > > On Jan 2, 4:58 pm, "Tina K." <[email protected]> wrote: >> On 2012/01/02 17:11, Valter Prahlad so eloquently wrote: >> >>> Il giorno 2-01-2012 23:54, cheryl ha scritto: >> >>>>> I have two old Macs that I want to wipe the data from. Can I do that >>>>> myself? >>> Do you mean erasing the whole drive, or just the user's data? >>> In other words: do you want an empty drive, or a working Mac (booting and >>> with apps) but without any of your data left? >> >> Giving that the subject line is: "How do I remove an *OS* from a computer, I >> think >> it's pretty plain. The earlier answer about booting from an install disc, >> launching Disk Utility, clicking on the desired drive, then erase, and then >> going >> into "Security Options..." and choosing how many times you want it >> overwritten, is >> the answer you're looking for. >> >> Tina >> >> -- >> >> Acceleron: HP Presario 2.8GHz Celeron D 2GB RAM Discrete graphics XP Pro >> Luxo Jr: iMac 20" USB 2 1.25GHz G4 2GB RAM GeForceFX5200 Ultra 64MB VRAM >> 10.4.11 >> Worm: PowerBook G4 15" HR-DLSD 1.67GHz G4 2GB RAM Radeon 9700 128MB VRAM >> 10.5.8 >> Quadrophenia: Mac Pro Mid-2010 2.8 GHz QC 6 GB RAM Radeon HD 5770 1GB VRAM >> 10.6.8 > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for > those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power > Macs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette > guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
