HT3910: Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard: How to Erase and Install

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Q: how to format MacBook Pro

If I want to formay my MacBook Pro 13" what I suppose to do?

Is That I need buy any CD or what?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Oct 3, 2012 8:28 AM

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  • by Kappy,

    Kappy Kappy Oct 3, 2012 8:31 AM in response to MarvanCheong
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    Oct 3, 2012 8:31 AM in response to MarvanCheong

    Erase and Install Snow Leopard

     

    1.  Boot from your Snow Leopard Installer Disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button.  When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.

     

    2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area.  If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing.  SMART info will not be reported  on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.

     

    3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.

     

    4. Quit DU and return to the installer. Install Snow Leopard.

     

    This will erase the whole drive so be sure to backup your files if you don't have a backup already. I suggest you make a separate backup using Carbon Copy Cloner 3.4.1.