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CG12 · **Need to reformat Hackintosh OS X and reinstall XP -** 01-19-2010, 05:48 PM

I have sold me Dell Mini 9 and need to reformat the drive. It is running OSX right now.
How do I boot from an XP CD and repartition and format the Hard drive?

TIA

w7ox · 01-19-2010, 06:36 PM

Assuming you have a usb DVD/CD player, enable legacy usb support in BIOS and then select usb as the first boot option. Then do a restart with the XP restoration CD or DVD in the drive. That should work.

Phil

CG12 · 01-19-2010, 07:30 PM

thank you, that was it. I knew it had to be something stupid on my part.

greendell · 03-20-2010, 05:20 AM

What do you do next? I really need to un-hackintosh but can't find any guides and don't have the technical knowledge.
Thanks for your help.

artman · 04-19-2011, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by greendell

What do you do next? I really need to un-hackintosh but can't find any guides and don't have the technical knowledge.
Thanks for your help.

I'm in the same boat. Can anyone spread some knowledge?

holmes4 · 04-20-2011, 02:03 AM

Boot the XP install CD and select a "custom" (I think that's what it's called) install this gives you the option of deleting partitions. Delete all partitions and then select the unformatted space for the installation.

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CG12 Junior Member Posts: 11 Join Date: May 2009	Need to reformat Hackintosh OS X and reinstall XP - 01-19-2010, 05:48 PM I have sold me Dell Mini 9 and need to reformat the drive. It is running OSX right now. How do I boot from an XP CD and repartition and format the Hard drive? TIA

w7ox Senior Member Posts: 451 Join Date: Dec 2009	01-19-2010, 06:36 PM Assuming you have a usb DVD/CD player, enable legacy usb support in BIOS and then select usb as the first boot option. Then do a restart with the XP restoration CD or DVD in the drive. That should work. Phil Netbook: Mini 10v, BIOS A05, OS X 10.6.4, 2 GB RAM, 160 GB HDD, BT

CG12 Junior Member Posts: 11 Join Date: May 2009	01-19-2010, 07:30 PM thank you, that was it. I knew it had to be something stupid on my part.

greendell Junior Member Posts: 1 Join Date: Mar 2010	03-20-2010, 05:20 AM What do you do next? I really need to un-hackintosh but can't find any guides and don't have the technical knowledge. Thanks for your help.

holmes4 Super Moderator Posts: 5,686 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Hampshire	04-20-2011, 02:03 AM Boot the XP install CD and select a "custom" (I think that's what it's called) install this gives you the option of deleting partitions. Delete all partitions and then select the unformatted space for the installation. Steve Mini 9\|2GB RAM\|64GB RunCore\|Intel 5300\|Windows 8

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