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Clean Install without CD
Name: wildkat3831 Date: June 9, 2009 at 08:47:11 Pacific OS: Mac G3 Subcategory: Hard Drives
Comment:
I had purchased 3 years ago from a high school's silent auction 4 mac computers, one of them being a G3 with 8.5.1 OS on it. Well the whole idea of getting these each for a penny was to reformat them and give them to kids who needs computers that can't afford them. Well here I am still with no CDs to reformat these and there is confidential information on these computers. When I call the school they said that if I bring them in they will throw out the information, really I just want a clean hard drive with what comes on the computer straight off the factory line, but they refused to give me the disks. I was wondering if there is any way of making a reformat disk from the computer itself, like I know PCs do.. thanks..
Name: grasshopper Date: June 9, 2009 at 09:50:03 Pacific
Reply:
I don't know much about macs, but from what I read, you need the restore disks from mac to reinstall the os. Why don't you just let the school empty the data and donate them like you wanted to 3 years ago.
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Response Number 2
Name: wildkat3831 Date: June 9, 2009 at 09:58:00 Pacific
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Because they are going to do it half assed. Thanks though!
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Response Number 3
Name: OtheHill Date: June 9, 2009 at 10:07:44 Pacific
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You should inform the school that if the OS is still on the computers you have that they can't legally use those installation/restore disks.
I don't know how macs work but with OEM PCs the OS is linked to the computer and is only legally allowed to be used on the computer it came with.
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Response Number 4
Name: grasshopper Date: June 9, 2009 at 10:22:29 Pacific
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I think OTH has a point, but try to explain that to the school. Maybe try posting your question in the MAC forum and see if you get any answers. Good Luck.
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Response Number 5
Name: aCi11i3s Date: June 9, 2009 at 10:26:01 Pacific
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Im a PC
"a soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon"
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Response Number 6
Name: XpUser Date: June 9, 2009 at 10:34:19 Pacific
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