<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Just FYI, for others considering doing something this drastic (ie. removing HD to wipe), simply put it into "Target Disk Mode" and connect it to another Mac via FireWire. To do this you hold down the "T" key at the startup tone (powering up your Mac from an off state). Once connected to another Mac (desktop or portable) you can run the Disk Utility. I typically zero a drive when it's being "difficult".<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>All Macs with FireWire built in natively can do Target Disk with the exception of the Blue & White towers. The only times that I have seen Target Disk Mode fail is if there is a firmware password (schools tend to do this so people can't copy or modify the computer) and when there is a hardware problem.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>-Mark</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"><DIV><DIV><DIV>On Oct 15, 2007, at 7:23 AM, Wilfred Reimer wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV>I ended up removing the hard drive and having it wiped. I got the operating disks from the rebuild dealer who sold the unit to my nephew, so I'm assuming they are the right ones.</DIV><DIV> </DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>