Inserted the disc, did restart, after the chime, held down the 'c' key until the spinning gear came up I attempted following the steps, will outline what I went thru and where I am currently. The Setup Assistant will guide them through the setup process.ĭownload and install Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1. The Mac in an out-of-box state, don't continue with the setup of your system.

Welcome screen and asks you to choose a country or region. If you are planning to sell or give your computer away, then do the following:Īfter you reformat your hard drive and reinstall OS X, the computer restarts to a You can now begin the update processīy opening Software Update and installing all recommended updates to bring yourĥ. You will be running a fresh install of OS X. After you finish Setup Assistant will complete the installation after which 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 Be sure you have backed up your files because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.ġ.

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