How to restore White MacBook (13-inch, Early 2009 Mac OS X 10.5.8 9L31a) to factory settings
Hi,
Before I go into everything, I'll paste the relevant MacBook's hardware specs
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: MacBook
Model Identifier: MacBook5,2
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MB52.0088.B05
SMC Version (system): 1.38f5
Serial Number (system): 459117J44R1
Hardware UUID: DB3D314E-DDDD-530F-96CD-E904A93604B9
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled
System Software Overview:
System Version: Mac OS X 10.5.8 (9L31a)
Kernel Version: Darwin 9.8.0
Boot Volume: Macintosh HD
Boot Mode: Normal
Computer
User Name:
Time since boot: 43 minute
AirPort:
Type: AirPort
Hardware: AirPort
BSD Device Name: en1
IPv4 Addresses:
IPv4:
Addresses:
Configuration Method: DHCP
Interface Name: en1
NetworkSignature:
Router:
Subnet Masks:
IPv6:
Configuration Method: Automatic
DNS:
Domain Name: connectify
Server Addresses:
DHCP Server Responses:
Domain Name: connectify
Domain Name Servers:
Lease Duration (seconds): 0
DHCP Message Type: 0x05
Routers:
Server Identifier:
Subnet Mask:
Proxies:
Exceptions List: *.local, 169.254/16
FTP Passive Mode: Yes
Ethernet:
MAC Address: 00:24:36:b9:1b:91
Media Options:
Media Subtype: Auto Select
Now, what I want to do is erase everything and start again. I obtained the MacBook from a friend but the account/mac owner is her ex-husband. I don't feel comfortable asking her to talk to him so I thought it'd be easier to just wipe it and start from scratch.
I initially asked if I could boot it via FireWire using my MacBook Air (mid 2012) os x (10.9.4) but I couldn't do any of the things suggested. Hence my "delete it all for goodness sake" attitude. Hopefully someone out there can help me! I've tried creating another user but it's little padlock is closed so that options neutered as well.
