Performing a clean install of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard

Snow Leopard seems to be a little different to its predecessors when it comes to performing a clean installation/re-installation. The following needs to be done:

Boot off the OS X install DVD – place DVD in drive, restart Mac, hold down C when it “bongs” and keep it held until you see the Apple logo with a spinning wheel
Click Continue when you see Welcome to OS X Snow Leopard
Choose Utilities and then Disk Utility
In Disk Utility click on your hard drive on the left, choose Erase and go with the defaults (OS X Extended (Journaled))
Once the drive has been erased select Quit from the Disk Utility menu
Back in the install screen click Continue
Choose your newly erased hard drive, agree to the license and click Install
The installation process should now run for about 30 minutes
After that you’ll have to fill in your personal info, location details, network/wireless info, etc.

Hope this helps!

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