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I would like to restore my iMac from the original Apple factory. How can I do it?

Hi there! I would like to restore my iMac from the original Apple factory. Please help me how to do it.

MacBook Pro with Retina display, Mac OS X (10.1.x), I would like to receive the receipt

Posted on Dec 3, 2013 10:18 AM

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Dec 3, 2013 10:21 AM in response to An Pham

You need to boot from the original OS X disc that came with the computer.


Drive Partition and Format


1. Boot from your OS X 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. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Apply button and wait until the process has completed.


4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.


5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Security button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.


6. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size.


7. When formatting is completed quit Disk Utility and complete the OS X installation.

I would like to restore my iMac from the original Apple factory. How can I do it?

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