How to erase all the info on my mini 210-2145DX ?

Hello! I'm giving away my computer and i would like to erase every document and put it back like it was when i first bought it! Can you help me doing that?!
Thank you
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Hi,
Please use option #2 of the following instructions:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?prodSeriesId=4075896&objectID=c0263858...
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