imac, powermac 6,3 with the PowerPC G4 (3.3) processor. Restore?

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imac, powermac 6,3 with the PowerPC G4 (3.3) processor. Restore?

My son recently bought an old imac, powermac 6,3 with the PowerPC G4 (3.3) processor. I upgraded the system to leopard 10.5 after buying the retail CD from ebay,It's only a single user license. After only a month of having it my friend said he could have his old macbook which is more updated. Is there any way of restoring the old operating system back to what it was before so that I can resell the CD back on ebay?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Apr 17, 2012 12:40 PM

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MGW

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Apr 17, 2012 12:59 PM in response to DarrMac

You can try erasing the hard drive and then use the original install discs that came with the machine.

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Apr 17, 2012 1:08 PM in response to MGW

Lol thats the problem aswell I don't have the original install discs that came with the machine, How do I erase the hard drive though? because I dont think he will be selling the old machine on, Its just the fact that the leopard CD cost more than he actually paid for the computer so I am looking to recover at least some of the costs lol.

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MGW

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Apr 17, 2012 1:32 PM in response to DarrMac

Boot from the retail Leopard disc, go to continue, stop there and go to Utilities in the Menu bar and erase the internal drive.

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Apr 17, 2012 1:54 PM in response to MGW

Thanks for your replies, and sorry to bother you with one more question, Is there any way I can get the original install discs just incase my son goes mad at me for erasing his hard drive lol.

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MGW

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Apr 18, 2012 6:36 AM in response to DarrMac

Yes, contact Apple Customer Relations at 800-767-2775 and give them your serial number, they'll send you the install discs for a small fee.

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