From 4mm at waitrose.com Sun Sep 9 06:40:51 2007 From: 4mm at waitrose.com (Michael Murphy) Date: Sun Sep 9 06:42:52 2007 Subject: [iMac] Clearing old iMac HD Message-ID: <28D5E3F9-B731-45DD-B20F-C741D82E361A@waitrose.com> Hi Everyone I have recently purchased a new iMac to replace my old iMac (Bondi Blue) model and as the the old computer is still working well, I would like to give it to someone or maybe a charity. But before doing that I would like to clear the old iMac of all the rubbish that I have accumulated over the years and also ensure that stuff that I have put in the trash and cleared cannot be found again. Ideally, I would like to clear the HD completely of everything and reload it with OS 9.2 or OS X and Appleworks 6. But I don't know if this can be done. Any help, guidance or suggestions would be very welcome. Thanks Mike (in the UK) All outgoing mail is checked for viruses using Intego Internet Security Barrier -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/imac/attachments/20070909/49f4edb2/attachment.html From jwegriffin at mac.com Sun Sep 9 08:11:48 2007 From: jwegriffin at mac.com (John Griffin) Date: Sun Sep 9 08:11:33 2007 Subject: [iMac] Clearing old iMac HD In-Reply-To: <28D5E3F9-B731-45DD-B20F-C741D82E361A@waitrose.com> References: <28D5E3F9-B731-45DD-B20F-C741D82E361A@waitrose.com> Message-ID: <69199266-5F9E-48B3-8600-044CA45C8819@mac.com> Hi Mike, One thing you should be aware of is that the new iMacs will not run Mac OS 9.2, so you can trash it and any Classic-only applications that may have been migrated to your new iMac. They are history! As far as trashing the unwanted stuff on your old iMac, here is what I do. First go through all the files on the old iMac that you don't want and trash them. Then backup the hard drive to another hard drive using Disk Utility or whatever you may have for the purpose (I use SuperDuper). Now you would format the iMac's drive using a security erase (writing zeros across the whole drive). This can be done by Apple's Disk Utility. You would boot into the CD or DVD disk 1 Installer disk that came with the old machine (hope you still have it) and pull down one of the menus (I can't remember what it is labeled but it has Disk Utility listed) and launch Apple Disk Utility. Select the iMac's disk that will be listed in the left column and choose to erase it. Go through all the warnings about losing data, etc. Chose the security erase function (the first level will suffice - writing zeros across the drive). Then you would restore the backup to your iMac's drive. You can now safely deliver the machine to whatever charity you chose. Alternatively you can just put the unwanted stuff in the trash and use the Finder's Security Empty Trash function. The problem here is that it is agonizingly slow. If you have many files, it might take hours for the trash to empty, but it works. The former method gives you a much cleaner and meaner volume. Good luck. jg On 9-Sep-07, at 9:40 AM, Michael Murphy wrote: > Hi Everyone > > I have recently purchased a new iMac to replace my old iMac (Bondi > Blue) model and as the the old computer is still working well, I > would like to give it to someone or maybe a charity. But before > doing that I would like to clear the old iMac of all the rubbish > that I have accumulated over the years and also ensure that stuff > that I have put in the trash and cleared cannot be found again. > > Ideally, I would like to clear the HD completely of everything and > reload it with OS 9.2 or OS X and Appleworks 6. But I don't know if > this can be done. > > Any help, guidance or suggestions would be very welcome. > > Thanks > > Mike (in the UK) From 4mm at waitrose.com Sun Sep 16 07:14:11 2007 From: 4mm at waitrose.com (Michael Murphy) Date: Sun Sep 16 07:15:38 2007 Subject: [iMac] Clearing old iMac HD Message-ID: <2164819D-CB85-423F-B83C-CDA554B233BF@waitrose.com> Hi, Thanks to John Griffin for his helpful reply last Sunday. Sorry for the delay in responding but since joining the list I have not been receiving the digests and I can't get hold of someone to put it right. I have just looked through the archives today (16th) and picked up your response. You have given me the info I required so thanks again. Mike (in the uk) All outgoing mail is checked for viruses using Intego Internet Security Barrier -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/imac/attachments/20070916/5a7994c7/attachment.html From patdart2 at mac.com Tue Sep 18 08:25:46 2007 From: patdart2 at mac.com (Pat) Date: Tue Sep 18 08:26:00 2007 Subject: [iMac] Using 10.8.3 in France???? In-Reply-To: <2164819D-CB85-423F-B83C-CDA554B233BF@waitrose.com> References: <2164819D-CB85-423F-B83C-CDA554B233BF@waitrose.com> Message-ID: <5FE1A8FB-0114-1000-F469-A1E840EB56BD-Webmail-10016@mac.com> Hello, all, I'm in France, trying to use Wanadoo with my computer and can't get a setting to take the WiFi settings. I'm told to put in a code when I see the network, but I'm not able to find the place to put it in to change my SMTP setting. I see the network with Airport and can check it, but then I'm supposed to place the code in and it doesn't give me the place to put it. What settings do I need to change? Do we have a French member who can help, or a member who travels here and can tell me what's wrong? I need to know what to do! TIA, Pat From suzanna2 at wanadoo.fr Sat Sep 22 07:02:37 2007 From: suzanna2 at wanadoo.fr (Suzanna) Date: Sat Sep 22 07:02:16 2007 Subject: [iMac] Using 10.8.3 in France???? In-Reply-To: <5FE1A8FB-0114-1000-F469-A1E840EB56BD-Webmail-10016@mac.com> References: <2164819D-CB85-423F-B83C-CDA554B233BF@waitrose.com> <5FE1A8FB-0114-1000-F469-A1E840EB56BD-Webmail-10016@mac.com> Message-ID: <91D130E1-099A-4041-BBC2-BFC477BA2860@wanadoo.fr> I am in France and with wanadoo and on a imac, but I set mine up without a problem but can't remember well enough to tell you how to do it. Do you want to contact me off list with a phone number and maybe we can figure it out? On Sep 18, 2007, at 5:25 PM, Pat wrote: Hello, all, I'm in France, trying to use Wanadoo with my computer and can't get a setting to take the WiFi settings. I'm told to put in a code when I see the network, but I'm not able to find the place to put it in to change my SMTP setting. I see the network with Airport and can check it, but then I'm supposed to place the code in and it doesn't give me the place to put it. What settings do I need to change? Do we have a French member who can help, or a member who travels here and can tell me what's wrong? I need to know what to do! TIA, Pat _______________________________________________ iMac mailing list iMac@listserver.themacintoshguy.com http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/imac From jpmanley at gmail.com Sat Sep 22 10:49:10 2007 From: jpmanley at gmail.com (Jim Manley) Date: Sat Sep 22 10:49:25 2007 Subject: [iMac] Using 10.8.3 in France???? In-Reply-To: <91D130E1-099A-4041-BBC2-BFC477BA2860@wanadoo.fr> References: <2164819D-CB85-423F-B83C-CDA554B233BF@waitrose.com> <5FE1A8FB-0114-1000-F469-A1E840EB56BD-Webmail-10016@mac.com> <91D130E1-099A-4041-BBC2-BFC477BA2860@wanadoo.fr> Message-ID: <0C8505F0-6B07-42C0-A71D-619A94C57BFC@gmail.com> Where did you get 10.8.3? --- James Paul Manley Albuquerque, New Mexico http://web.mac.com/jamespmanley/iWeb/Photoshop_Elements http://web.mac.com/jamespmanley/iWeb/Gods_plan/Welcome.html On Sep 22, 2007, at Sep 22, 2007 8:02 AM, Suzanna wrote: > > > I am in France and with wanadoo and on a imac, but I set mine up > without a problem but can't remember well enough to tell you how to > do it. Do you want to contact me off list with a phone number and > maybe we can figure it out? > > > On Sep 18, 2007, at 5:25 PM, Pat wrote: > > > Hello, all, > > I'm in France, trying to use Wanadoo with my computer and can't get > a setting to take the WiFi settings. I'm told to put in a code > when I see the network, but I'm not able to find the place to put > it in to change my SMTP setting. I see the network with Airport > and can check it, but then I'm supposed to place the code in and it > doesn't give me the place to put it. What settings do I need to > change? > > Do we have a French member who can help, or a member who travels > here and can tell me what's wrong? I need to know what to do! > > TIA, > > Pat > _______________________________________________ > iMac mailing list > iMac@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/imac > > > > _______________________________________________ > iMac mailing list > iMac@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/imac From suzanna2 at wanadoo.fr Sat Sep 22 10:55:31 2007 From: suzanna2 at wanadoo.fr (Suzanna) Date: Sat Sep 22 10:55:16 2007 Subject: [iMac] Using 10.8.3 in France???? In-Reply-To: <0C8505F0-6B07-42C0-A71D-619A94C57BFC@gmail.com> References: <2164819D-CB85-423F-B83C-CDA554B233BF@waitrose.com> <5FE1A8FB-0114-1000-F469-A1E840EB56BD-Webmail-10016@mac.com> <91D130E1-099A-4041-BBC2-BFC477BA2860@wanadoo.fr> <0C8505F0-6B07-42C0-A71D-619A94C57BFC@gmail.com> Message-ID: <25168563-4BC5-4741-8712-D71A7488C285@wanadoo.fr> I actually have 10.4.10... just checked. But I would think the configuration is basically the same. It has been basically the same in all the versions I have had in the past. On Sep 22, 2007, at 7:49 PM, Jim Manley wrote: Where did you get 10.8.3? --- James Paul Manley Albuquerque, New Mexico http://web.mac.com/jamespmanley/iWeb/Photoshop_Elements http://web.mac.com/jamespmanley/iWeb/Gods_plan/Welcome.html On Sep 22, 2007, at Sep 22, 2007 8:02 AM, Suzanna wrote: > > > I am in France and with wanadoo and on a imac, but I set mine up > without a problem but can't remember well enough to tell you how to > do it. Do you want to contact me off list with a phone number and > maybe we can figure it out? > > > On Sep 18, 2007, at 5:25 PM, Pat wrote: > > > Hello, all, > > I'm in France, trying to use Wanadoo with my computer and can't get > a setting to take the WiFi settings. I'm told to put in a code > when I see the network, but I'm not able to find the place to put > it in to change my SMTP setting. I see the network with Airport > and can check it, but then I'm supposed to place the code in and it > doesn't give me the place to put it. What settings do I need to > change? > > Do we have a French member who can help, or a member who travels > here and can tell me what's wrong? I need to know what to do! > > TIA, > > Pat > _______________________________________________ > iMac mailing list > iMac@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/imac > > > > _______________________________________________ > iMac mailing list > iMac@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/imac _______________________________________________ iMac mailing list iMac@listserver.themacintoshguy.com http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/imac From patdart2 at mac.com Sat Sep 22 15:39:44 2007 From: patdart2 at mac.com (Pat Dart) Date: Sat Sep 22 15:39:58 2007 Subject: [iMac] Using 10.8.3 in France???? In-Reply-To: <0C8505F0-6B07-42C0-A71D-619A94C57BFC@gmail.com> Message-ID: I made a mistake. I'm using 10.3.8. Sorry! Pat On Saturday, September 22, 2007, at 12:49 PM, Jim Manley wrote: > Where did you get 10.8.3? > --- > James Paul Manley > Albuquerque, New Mexico From tazzynapa at gmail.com Sun Sep 23 08:15:01 2007 From: tazzynapa at gmail.com (Dan Roman) Date: Sun Sep 23 08:15:05 2007 Subject: [iMac] Airport Extreme Message-ID: <43096810709230815t4f87a3c9x6a82ec350e2a1f11@mail.gmail.com> Do I have to run the CD for airport extreme on my new imac? The internet is working but Im trying to hook the printer up and imac cant find the airport extreme base thanks Dano