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    How to reinstall Mac OS?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by OneXero, Aug 18, 2007.

  1. OneXero

    OneXero Notebook Consultant

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    How might I go about reinstalling Mac OS and delete the current install I have on here?
     
    OneXero, Aug 18, 2007
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  2. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    You have the Mac OS X Install Disc 1 and 2, correct? Just open up your Mac, insert Install Disc 1 and follow the instructions that show there. You can choose to install OS X over the current one, as in "upgrading", or you can choose to erase the original installation and to install OS X from scratch.

    Here's the direct instructions from Apple's Mac Help in OS X.

     
    Sam, Aug 18, 2007
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    Curious, with windows a lot of time you need to install drivers for peripherals.. I'm guessing since mac's are pretty much there own hardware, besides driver updates from the mac site everything will be 100% working after reinstall? I'm going to do this once mine arrives and I pass my current macbook to the wife
     
    Durious, Aug 18, 2007
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    Most drivers for peripherals are installed in the OS X Installation Disc already, that's why you rarely ever have to find drivers for something in OS X.
     
    Sam, Aug 18, 2007
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