Thanks.  Could you just clarify - "run the OS installer as normal" - do you
mean from disk?

2009/9/10 Sam - MacAmbulance <[email protected]>

> You are correct - this has come up before. I found this in my saved emails
> - originally sent by Sam:
>
> Reboot with the original installer DVD in, holding down C. That’ll boot the
> powerbook from the DVD. Choose Disk Utility from the Installer or Utilities
> menu (depending on OS version) and then click on the internal hard drive
> device (not the name of the volume, usually “Macintosh HD”, the hardware
> device one level above it) click on Options then select Zero format. Erase
> the disk that way then when it’s finished, run the OS installer as normal
> and then when it’s finished, reboot. When you hear the startup chime, hold
> the power button down until the powerbook switches off. That way the next
> person to switch it on will get the user setup screen.
>
> Chris
>
>
> ^|
> What he said
>
> Sam
> [image: MacAmbulance]
> providing affordable Apple & PC services
> Sam Mullen
> 07747 778022
> http://www.macambulance.co.uk
> [email protected]
>
>
> >
>

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