How do i restore fusion drive to default status?

Hi there, I've mucked around with the drive accidentally in the past trying to do clean installs and just want to remove any partitions I've created or random and unused drives. I just want it to look and be like when I first opened it out the box if that makes sense. Its the iMac 21.5-inch with fusion drive.
I've uploaded what my disk utility and terminal look like.
Thanks!

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Is Disk Utility in OS X 10.8.2 the version of Disk utilit that controls the Fusion Drive on new Imacs?

is Disk Utility in OS X 10.8.2 the version of Disk utilit that controls the Fusion Drive on new Imacs?

No. Only those computers with a Fusion Drive installed will get the special version of Disk Utility. Do a Google search if you want to find out how to create a fusion drive with older systems, but I suggest it's a waste of time.

How do i restore fusion drive to default status?

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