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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
initialize before installing os x ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Padawan" data-source="post: 44435" data-attributes="member: 273"><p>This is what I'd try/suggest:</p><p></p><p>Boot from the OS X install CD. In the Menu bar, launch Disk Utility. Select the drive on the left, and then click on the "Erase" tab. In the Erase window, you'll see a button marked "Options". Click on this, and then select the option for "Write drive with zeros" (I don't know the exact wording, but that's close). Then click OK and erase the drive. This will take a bit of time, but your drive will be a complete clean-slate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Padawan, post: 44435, member: 273"] This is what I'd try/suggest: Boot from the OS X install CD. In the Menu bar, launch Disk Utility. Select the drive on the left, and then click on the "Erase" tab. In the Erase window, you'll see a button marked "Options". Click on this, and then select the option for "Write drive with zeros" (I don't know the exact wording, but that's close). Then click OK and erase the drive. This will take a bit of time, but your drive will be a complete clean-slate. [/QUOTE]
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