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3 In the list of drives, click the disk you want to initialize.
4 Click Initialize to initialize the hard disk.
5 Click Quit when you see a message reporting that initialization was successful.
If a message reports that initialization failed, try again. If initialization fails a second time, take the disk
to your Apple-authorized service provider for repair.
Starting up from the system software CD-ROM disc
To test, repair, or initialize a hard disk, or to install or remove system software on a hard disk, you
need to start up your computer from another disk, such as the system software CD-ROM disc.
The procedure for starting up from the CD-ROM disc varies depending on the condition of the system
software on your hard disk. To find out which procedure to use, you must turn on your Macintosh.
The steps that follow tell how to start up from a CD-ROM disc, depending on what you see on
your screen.
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