Part One: Erasing the hard drive/formatting the hard drive
1.Turn on the computer.
2.Insert the Mac OS X Install DVD into the optical drive.
3.Press and hold the “C” key while the computer starts up. The computer will start up using the Mac OS X Install DVD.
4.If your are using a wireless mouse, a mouse icon should appear asking you to turn the mouse on so that the computer can discover it.
5.Select a language, then press the right arrow key.
6.Click the Utilities menu, the choose Disk Utility.
7.Select a volume to erase (usually called Macintosh HD).
8.Click the Erase tab.
9.Click Erase... Important: This step will completely erase your hard drive. If you have installed Microsoft Windows using Boot Camp, or have multiple partitions, this procedure will erase the partition you select.
10.A dialog box appears asking if you want to erase the partition: click Erase.
11.After the partition is erased, choose Quit Disk Utility from the Disk Utility menu.
Part Two: Installing the operating system
1.When the Mac OS X Installer screen appears, click Continue.
2.When the license agreement appears, click Agree.
3.Select the disk you erased. It should now be highlighted with a green arrow.
4.Click Install. A status bar appears on the bottom of the screen while Mac OS X installs.
5.An Additional Information screen appears, advising you that you operating system has been installed. Click Continue.
6.An Install Succeeded screen appears. Click Restart.
Part Three: Completing the Mac OS X Setup Assistant
1.When the restart has completed, a welcome video plays, then country/region selection screen appears.
2.Select your country or region and click Continue.
3.Select a keyboard layout and click Continue.
4.A migration screen appears. If you wish to migrate your data from another Macintosh, see Migration tips and tricks http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1291. If you do not wish to migrate, or want to migrate later, select “Do not transfer my information now” and click Continue.
5.A Wireless Service screen appears if you have wireless services available within range of your
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