Cdrom not working and need to format ibook
hi there had a search but couldnt find anything directly.
my g3 ibook, 900mhz power PC G3 laptop has a faulty cd rom and no longer works, and i need to format the ibook to delete any personal and data so i need to format it ready to sell.
i have and osx 10.4 cd,
how do i go about formatting my laptop without the cd rom drive. usb hard drive? if so how etc or any other ways, really want to delete an clear it before selling it on.
thanks
Hi, and welcome to Apple Discussions.
OS X 10.4 initially came as a DVD, just to make sure you know that.
Do you have access to another Mac with FireWire? If so, you may be able to do it via F.J.'s instructions here:
http://www.oreillynet.com/mac/blog/2005/05/thecats_mustachesinstalling.html
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