How can i format my mac with lion?

I don't have lion install cd, just snow leopard.
i want to format my mac.

Boot from Recovery Partition by holding down Command + R during boot.
The start Disk Utility from there.
IMHO I think that the vast majority of the time most reformats are a simple waste of time.
Allan

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