Hi Donna, just go ahead and select Mac HD from the table.
hth Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter & Skype: rwalker296 www.mobileaccess.org On Sep 15, 2011, at 4:48 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hey Ricardo, > > In the steps below I have two choices, MacIntosh HD, or 250 GD Hitachi etc. > Which do I want to select? > Thanks, > Donna > Donna Goodin, M.A., Ph.D. > Dissertation and Career Coach > Phone: 734-506-8579 > Email: do...@yourdonedissertation.com > do...@idealpathcoaching.com > Web: httP://www.yourdonedissertation.com > http://www.idealpathcoaching.com > > On Aug 29, 2011, at 12:10 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > >> Hi donna, >> >> If you are using Lion, a dvd is not even needed. Just restart your computer >> and when you hear the start up chime, press command R. Wait a minute or 2 >> and then press command f5 to start voiceover. You will now be in Lions >> recovery partition. Here you choose your language and pick disk utility. >> In disk utility, pick your hard drive from the table and then select the >> erase tab. Follow the prompts. The next time your computer restarts, it >> will be like when you turned it on the first time. >> >> hth >> >> Ricardo Walker >> rwalker...@gmail.com >> Twitter & Skype: rwalker296 >> www.mobileaccess.org >> >> On Aug 29, 2011, at 11:41 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: >> >>> Okay. thanks. Sorry, but I've never formatted a disk on a Mac. >>> Donna >>> On Aug 29, 2011, at 11:23 AM, Cody wrote: >>> >>>> By whiping, I mean, once you've backed up all your data, put the original >>>> disk taht came with the mac in, and completely format the hard drive. put >>>> the disk in and reboot your mac holding down the c key until the disk >>>> begins to wurr >>>> On Aug 29, 2011, at 11:24 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hey Cody, >>>>> >>>>> Sorry if this is a dumb question, but how does one "wipe" the hard disk? >>>>> I checked in finder, but saw no command for doing this. Should I just do >>>>> one huge send to trash? >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Donna >>>>> >>>>> On Aug 29, 2011, at 9:05 AM, Cody wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Donna, if you whipe the drive and reinstall OSX 10, you should be fine. >>>>>> this way you wont' have tow orry about removing your data by hand... >>>>>> On Aug 29, 2011, at 8:19 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If I can ever get my data over to the MBA, I'm going to be selling my >>>>>>> MBP. In preparation for that, I'm wondering about the most efficacious >>>>>>> way to remove my data from the MBP. Of course I can just delete things >>>>>>> like documents, but I want to make sure that all my user info is also >>>>>>> gone before I send it to someone else. 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