hi every1 this is my fist post on the forums and my first mac
i have always used windows desktop pcs but decided i wanted a laptop instead so bought the new unibody 17" macbook pro and i love it so far
my first question is as im used to using windows when i have always reinstalled an os in the past i have always fully reformated the drive then reinstalled
how does mac work i got 2 disks with the macbook do i just run the main disk or do i have to wipe the drive first ?
reason i ask is i tried to install xp with bootcamp and this didnt work as i now know i cant use a service pack 1 disk since then i have used paralell and sucsefully installed xp within mac but now i want to wipe the whole thing and get a fresh start also i dont use a printer so i dont need any printer drivers or anything installed
so do i just whack the disk in or sumhow reformat if i want a fresh os on there also when i had the xp disk in i noticed a few different small partitions on the drive do i need these?
i have always used windows desktop pcs but decided i wanted a laptop instead so bought the new unibody 17" macbook pro and i love it so far
my first question is as im used to using windows when i have always reinstalled an os in the past i have always fully reformated the drive then reinstalled
how does mac work i got 2 disks with the macbook do i just run the main disk or do i have to wipe the drive first ?
reason i ask is i tried to install xp with bootcamp and this didnt work as i now know i cant use a service pack 1 disk since then i have used paralell and sucsefully installed xp within mac but now i want to wipe the whole thing and get a fresh start also i dont use a printer so i dont need any printer drivers or anything installed
so do i just whack the disk in or sumhow reformat if i want a fresh os on there also when i had the xp disk in i noticed a few different small partitions on the drive do i need these?