Factory restoration

[rastaroni]

ok. so i ****ed up. i lost my start up discs and im thinking of selling my mac to get a macbook pro. would it be possible to buy the latest software and wipe the computer with the software or do i have to get the disks for my software that came with my computer. btw hi this is my first post

 

[spinnerlys]

Get the Snow Leopard DVD for 29USD and use that to re-install Mac OS X. But iLife is not included in that. You can also get replacement DVDs for your Mac from Apple for 15-30USD if you contact them.

 

[rastaroni]

Get the Snow Leopard DVD for 29USD and use that to re-install Mac OS X. But iLife is not included in that. You can also get replacement DVDs for your Mac from Apple for 15-30USD if you contact them.

so buying new software will wipe hard drive?

 

[spinnerlys]

so buying new software will wipe hard drive?

No, but you can do that with the Disk utility that is on the installation DVDs if you want.

 

[rastaroni]

No, but you can do that with the Disk utility that is on the installation DVDs if you want.

and how would i go about doing that?

 

[spinnerlys]

and how would i go about doing that?

http://macs.about.com/od/snowleopardmacosx106/qt/cleaninstall_sl.htm

 

[rastaroni]

http://macs.about.com/od/snowleopardmacosx106/qt/cleaninstall_sl.htm

thanks man