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Old Mar 20, 2012, 11:54 AM   #1
Cam493
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Erasing and installing Lion?

For a number of reasons I need to reformat my computer. I have a 2011 Mac Mini so I can't pop in a CD. I'm in the restoration menu, and when I try to reinstall OS X, it says the 500GB HD is locked.

Do I have to erase it before?
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Old Mar 20, 2012, 12:58 PM   #2
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YES. IF you got to the restore menu it should allow you to go to disk utility. reformat the disk then install windows
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