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About LinkBacks... I've never formatted/reinstalled mac os x before, how do you actually do it???
as my HDD is full of crap and needs reformatting and starting again
cheers
... I've never formatted/reinstalled mac os x before, how do you actually do it???
as my HDD is full of crap and needs reformatting and starting again
cheers
Whack the CD in, reboot holding down the c key, and follow instructions. Should be an "erase all" option or somesuch.
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Very easy, no driver issues either like a windows install!
You know, with my recent experience with my new powerbook and just the general ease of mac use i am really thinking of jacking in windows based systems all together. The only fly in the ointment is the lack of games.
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That's hardly a fair point to pick up onOriginally Posted by CocoPops
Tell me I'm wrong thenThat's hardly a fair point to pick up on
Well look at it subjectively in terms of hardware quality and combinations. OS X has a minute number of different hardware configs to deal with compared to the billions of potential system configs which can exist in a PC system. Pick WHQL driver supported hardware from decent manufacturers (ASUS, Intel, 3com) and chances are you will get zero errors. It's only when you introduce cheap/crap components into a system where standards are ignored that you get problems.
OK the potential for driver issues exists on Windows, whereas it doesn't on a Mac, but surely the ability to chuck together any random combination of cheap OEM hardware and have Windows even run on it is worth something?
Don't get me wrong - I use OS X regularly at work and love it to bits, prefer it to Windows in fact, which is now in third place on my OS love chart, after Debian, and have my eyes on a dual 2GHz PowerMac, but I can't afford it at the moment and really don't want to step down to a G4 because I know it won't be able to do what I need it to. It's just that to compare a "closed" platform to the almost too open PC/x86 platform in terms of driver issues is misleading. Most of the time those driver issues are down to a third party screwing up, rather than Windows itself.
Last edited by Jonny M; 16-05-2005 at 09:02 AM.
Oh, I wasn't being funny.
And yes I fully agree on being able to throw windows onto something for little money.
I was simply refering to only using one CD/DVD to install the OS, instead of installing Windows, then finding umpteen driver disks etc.
For ease of use for the end user, the mac is by far the easiest to work with, but for flexibility, windows is perhaps the way forward.
I think it all depends on your needs. I don't actually use my computer for anything fancy so the more esoteric programs you may find on windows, just because of the truly global user base, are probably of less interest to me. Really the only reasons for me not to swap are my love of tinkering in the innards of a pc and gaming! Windows does offer more flexibility, but at a cost, the way it looks, the way it runs and its little hissy fits. These may also be part of its charm as well though.
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Just would like to add something........The reason for no drivers is becuase the hardware is all Commissioned by Apple so no need for millions of drivers. Where as for the PC Abit, Asus, DFi.......thats just a few manufactures.
boot from OS CD holding down C key like the above said and then when you get to the window that displays a hard drive icon, select the options button at bottom of window and then select "Zero all Data".....thats only if you want a clean format, ensure everything is on a backup!!... I've never formatted/reinstalled mac os x before, how do you actually do it???
as my HDD is full of crap and needs reformatting and starting again
cheers
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I think its quiet easy to build an XP rig up, only using hardware with drivers supplied on the XP cd. Wonder if thers a link anyplace to what is suported within xp, MS also suply updated drivers via windows update.
cheers all - forgot i started this thread d'oh
ah well thanxs for the replies i'll try it when i buy tiger in the next couple of months
insert the recovery disk... reboot ur mac, pressing 'C' when its rebooting...
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