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How to 'reset'/reformat Powerbook
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Not that I feel the dire need to, but as this is my first venture into the Apple world in over 15 years, I am curious as to what I would do to get my Powebook (17") to the same status it came from the factory.
In Windows, I would put the OS cd in the drive, re-boot to that disc, then re-format & re-install.
How is this handled with OS X?
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Hmmm, I'm pretty sure it's the same for Macs. Just pop in the restore CD or DVD, erase, and reinstall. I think...
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So the Powerbook will attempt to boot to the optical drive before the hard drive?
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Originally posted by PabloTX:
So the Powerbook will attempt to boot to the optical drive before the hard drive?
Put install CD
Reboot while pressing D key (computer will boot from the CD)
Open disk utility and follow instructions..
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Powerbook 1.67ghz 15" (100GB HD, 128MB VRAM, 1.5GB RAM)
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Originally posted by Patcarla:
Put install CD
Reboot while pressing D key (computer will boot from the CD)
Open disk utility and follow instructions..
Isn't it reboot while holding 'C' ? 
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Originally posted by andretan:
Isn't it reboot while holding 'C' ?
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Originally posted by andretan:
Isn't it reboot while holding 'C' ?
Yep..Typo..sorry 
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Powerbook 1.67ghz 15" (100GB HD, 128MB VRAM, 1.5GB RAM)
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