How do you reset ipad to erase all previous data entry including personal information?

I have a new Ipad 2 and it does not recognize me, how can I reset everything back to zero and re-enter my personal data?

Settings>General>Reset>Erase all content and settings

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Same for me, when install was finished all was gone, but strange enough the disk space bar was indicating 14Go other and that was exactly my content "in app" without apps, photos, video and music. So this data was not accessible due to missing apps and all my photo/video/music was gone.
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To return your computer to a previous date you have to have been doing backups with the Application called TimeMachine. It is turned off, by default.   TimeMachine automatically backs-up your user files to another disk or to rounter with a backup disk. When TimeMachine is enabled, you can return to any time or date in the past by running the TimeMachine application and doing a Restore on the date and time you choose.
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You can set up a new user account for him - and delete your old account - without affecting any installed software.
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