![]() Once Windows is installed and loaded, insert an OS X 10.5 Leopard disc and install the Windows drivers from Apple. How to Factory Reset MacBook Air/Pro Without Losing Data Step 1. The Vista installation should proceed as normal. There will be a message saying that you cannot install to that disk because it is not formatted using NTFS.Ĭlick the Drive Options link. When you come to screen titled “Where do you want to install Windows,” select Disk 0. Take out the OS X Install Disc and put in your Vista with SP1 install disc. When the graphical boot menu appears, hit the eject button. Click System Preferences in the menu bar and choose Erase All Content and Settings. When System Preferences opens, ignore the window that appears and look at top of the screen again. In the menu that appears, select System Preferences. ![]() Hold down the Alt/Option key turning reboot. Performing a factory reset on a MacBook erases all of the data and restores the system to its original factory settings. To get started, click the Apple icon on the menu bar in the upper-left corner of the screen. Select MS-DOS (FAT) for the format (not that this matters since you will reformat it using NTFS during the Vista install). Click OK.įrom the Volume Scheme drop down list, select 1 Partition. Select your hard drive from the list and then click the Partition tab / button.Ĭlick the Options button and select “Master Boot Record” as the partition scheme. From the Utilities menu, select Disk Utility. Hold down C key during reboot Do not start the install. Insert Mac OS X Install Disc (this part should work with OS X 10.4 Tiger or OS X 10.5 Leopard discs). ![]() Its just a lot of hassle to remove an already installed os right from the factory. Just stick to mac since what your doing can easily work on os. ![]()
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