Reinstalling OSX on SSD

[bbadalucco]

I need to reinstall OSX on my X25-M. I was curious if anyone had experience doing this. What I really want to know is once I boot off the cd and go into Disk Utility, should I:

-Just create new partition
-Erase
-Erase and zero out

Then obviously I'd reinstall the OS.

Thanks

 

[emt1]

Don't zero out! This is bad for your SSD! If you absolutely must reinstall... just erase and reinstall. I don't see why you would repartition unless you need to change the partitions.

 

[Some Guy 555]

I need to reinstall OSX on my X25-M. I was curious if anyone had experience doing this. What I really want to know is once I boot off the cd and go into Disk Utility, should I:

-Just create new partition
-Erase
-Erase and zero out

Then obviously I'd reinstall the OS.

Thanks

Here is how I did mine for the X25-E

Steps: (once SSD is installed and computer is restarted)

1. Get into disk utility from installation.
2. Go to partition.
3. Make ONE partition (in format options make sure its GUID table which it is by default). Then partition.
4. Install. DO NOT ERASE AND INSTALL AS THIS IS USELESS and will wear the ssd down. It is a new drive, there is nothing on it.

 

[emt1]

Here is how I did mine for the X25-E

Steps: (once SSD is installed and computer is restarted)

1. Get into disk utility from installation.
2. Go to partition.
3. Make ONE partition (in format options make sure its GUID table which it is by default). Then partition.
4. Install. DO NOT ERASE AND INSTALL AS THIS IS USELESS and will wear the ssd down. It is a new drive, there is nothing on it.

There is nothing wrong with doing an erase and install. Zeroing out the drive is what's bad. Also, OP said he was REinstalling.