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Troubles with Free Mac Mini intel version
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<blockquote data-quote="DWhitbeck" data-source="post: 567342" data-attributes="member: 45563"><p>Hey all,</p><p></p><p>I just have a quick question/problem I hope I can get some help with. </p><p>My son just got given a Mac mini the Intel based one 1.5 version from his school lab teacher. They are getting all new equipment so they are giving things away which is very cool. However I want to wipe the drive clean and start fresh for him I do not have the restore cds for the Mac mini I have the OS X 10.3 cd’s for my ibooks. I would be willing to buy leopard if I know i will be able to format the drive and install it. I know it’s usually hold in the “c” key and it will start the process (I have done this on my other Macs) I tried this with the osx 10.3 cds and it does not work. The problem is that I am using a pc keyboard because I have it setup with a KVM switch to switch between my pc and the mini right now and I do not have a Mac keyboard because the ones I own are laptops. Also when the Mac mini powers up it asks for a username and password which my son does not have and the school will not give me because I guess it has to do with their network security or something.</p><p></p><p>What can I do. Any help would be great. </p><p></p><p>Thanks again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DWhitbeck, post: 567342, member: 45563"] Hey all, I just have a quick question/problem I hope I can get some help with. My son just got given a Mac mini the Intel based one 1.5 version from his school lab teacher. They are getting all new equipment so they are giving things away which is very cool. However I want to wipe the drive clean and start fresh for him I do not have the restore cds for the Mac mini I have the OS X 10.3 cd’s for my ibooks. I would be willing to buy leopard if I know i will be able to format the drive and install it. I know it’s usually hold in the “c” key and it will start the process (I have done this on my other Macs) I tried this with the osx 10.3 cds and it does not work. The problem is that I am using a pc keyboard because I have it setup with a KVM switch to switch between my pc and the mini right now and I do not have a Mac keyboard because the ones I own are laptops. Also when the Mac mini powers up it asks for a username and password which my son does not have and the school will not give me because I guess it has to do with their network security or something. What can I do. Any help would be great. Thanks again. [/QUOTE]
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