Restoring Your Computer Software
Apple Software Restore completely erases the contents of your hard disk or partition and restores the original contents, including the original system software, factory settings, and applications that came with your computer
Should you need to restore your computer software, use the Apple software restore CDs that came with your computer. First back up essential software and files, if possible
Note: If you don’t want to erase the contents of your hard disk, you can reinstall just the system software or certain applications using the software install CDs or application CDs that came with your computer. For instructions on installing Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X, see the Welcome to Mac OS X booklet.
1Make sure you have all the Apple software restore CDs that came with your computer.
2Insert the first software restore CD into your drive.
3Restart your computer and then hold down the C key so the computer starts from the CD.
4Follow the onscreen instructions.
The Setup Assistant opens to help you configure your computer in Mac OS 9. The first time you restart your computer using Mac OS X, the Setup Assistant opens to help you configure the Mac OS X settings.
