Im selling my new MBP, and I want to know the best way to erase everything?
I have a MBP that is just a few months old, and I need to sell it.
I intend to reinstall Leopard, fresh, and then hand it off to the buyer...
Can I do an Erase and Reinstall, and then power it down at that point, so the buyer can put in all of their info?? (like a brand new Mac).
Is there a good way to do this, so that all of my stuff is gone, and then the buyer can start fresh??
Thanks
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Yep. Start up your MBP from your startup DVD. Once it loads, choose exactly as you've written above. Erase and Reinstall.
If it makes you feel more comfy, I'd recommend selecting Disk Utility from your menu items at the top of your screen once you've started your MBP from the DVD. Open up D.U. and erase your drive that way. You can even choose to "zero out" your drive...which really wipes it clean. (this will take a while to do)
Then install the Operating System.
Gramps.
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