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To do a clean installation, follow these steps:
1 Start up your computer from the
Disk Tools
disk or the CD-ROM disc that contains
system software.
See “Starting Up From a CD-ROM Disc” or “Starting Up From a Floppy
Disk” in the section “Initializing a Hard Disk” earlier in this chapter.
2 Find and open the Disk First Aid icon.
You may need to look in a folder called Utilities to find Disk First Aid.
After Disk First Aid starts, follow the instructions on the screen. Disk First
Aid checks your hard disk for any problems.
3When Disk First Aid has finished checking your hard disk, choose Quit from the File
menu.
If you are using the computer’s internal hard disk as the startup disk, go to
step 8. If you are using an Apple external SCSI hard disk as the startup disk,
continue with step 4.
4 Find and open the Apple HD SC Setup icon.
You may need to look in a folder called Utilities to find Apple HD SC Setup.
5Click Drive until the disk on which you want to reinstall system software appears.
6Click Update and follow the instructions on the screen.
7When you see a message that the update was successful, click Quit.
8Shut down your computer.
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