Can I restore snow leopard on my 2007 17" macbook pro if I wipe the hard-drive as I don't have the original start up discs?
I am trying to clean the hard-drive of my 2007 17" macbook pro ready for sale but I don't have the original instal discs. I do have instal discs for a similar 15" model but it doesn't accept them. I am currently running osx 10.6.4. Any suggestions as to how I can erase unwanted content or return to original settings?
Thanks, Howard
press "T" immediately after power on, connect mac to other mac with firewire cable - it will be visible as external drive(s)
in the end unmount it and shut down with power button
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