I just bought a iMac G5   iSight from my school, how do I clean the hard drive and set it up as a new iMac, I just bought a iMac G5   iSight from my school, how do I clean the hard drive and set it up as a new iMac

I just bought an iMac G5 with iSight. How do I wipe the hard drive and set it up as a new iMac

Boot from your Mac OS X installer DVD.  After selecting a language, choose "Disk Utility" from the menu bar.
When Disk Utility launches, use the "Zero Out Data" option under the Erase tab.  Erase the entire disk, not only the free space.
One pass of zeros is secure enough for normal use.  One pass will take a couple of hours, so plan some time.
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