How do I format mac hard drive that is now NTFS with windows vista

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I can only see windows and cannot see boot camp
I can see via windows the drives but nothing I have seen allows me to get back to Snow Leopard
I guess I need to for mat mac mac dive form windows ??
Message was edited by: mr-internet

control/alt did it but on a wired keyboard
Then boot apple erase disk and go again

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