Apple MacBook 13-inch, Late 2009/Mid 2010 (Hard Drive Replacement) User Manual

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Part One: Erasing the hard drive/formatting the hard drive

1. Turn on the computer.

2. Insert the Mac OS X Install DVD into the optical drive.

3. Press and hold the “C” key while the computer starts up. The computer will start up using the

Mac OS X Install DVD.

4. If your are using a wireless mouse, a mouse icon should appear asking you to turn the

mouse on so that the computer can discover it.

5. Select a language, then press the right arrow key.

6. Click the Utilities menu, the choose Disk Utility.

7. Select a volume to erase (usually called Macintosh HD).

8. Click the Erase tab.

9. Click Erase... Important: This step will completely erase your hard drive. If you have installed

Microsoft Windows using Boot Camp, or have multiple partitions, this procedure will erase
the partition you select.

10. A dialog box appears asking if you want to erase the partition: click Erase.

11. After the partition is erased, choose Quit Disk Utility from the Disk Utility menu.

Part Two: Installing the operating system

1. When the Mac OS X Installer screen appears, click Continue.

2. When the license agreement appears, click Agree.

3. Select the disk you erased. It should now be highlighted with a green arrow.

4. Click Install. A status bar appears on the bottom of the screen while Mac OS X installs.

5. An Additional Information screen appears, advising you that you operating system has been

installed. Click Continue.

6. An Install Succeeded screen appears. Click Restart.

Part Three: Completing the Mac OS X Setup Assistant

1. When the restart has completed, a welcome video plays, then country/region selection

screen appears.

2. Select your country or region and click Continue.

3. Select a keyboard layout and click Continue.

4. A migration screen appears. If you wish to migrate your data from another Macintosh,

see Migration tips and tricks

. If you do not wish

to migrate, or want to migrate later, select “Do not transfer my information now” and click
Continue.

5. A Wireless Service screen appears if you have wireless services available within range of your