Selling my power mac G5, how do i clear the hard drive?

hello!
i am going to be selling my power mac G5. how do i clear the hard drive of all of my stuff, so the new owner has a fresh "new" mac?

Click here, and then follow the instructions in the article which relates to your situation.
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