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Jakey
22nd May 2006, 03:04 PM
I've been using Boot camp for a while. After a few weeks I started experience some problems, not sure as to whether they are related to bootcamp.

After reading a thread on this forum about swapping audio drivers (to be able to use JUST headphones in xp-mode), i changed the audio driver to the one avalailable with the xom solution. Worked fine.

The next time I started my computer under OS X i was prompted to install various program updates, which I did. Then I was requested to reboot. After this my mac refuses to boot into os x unless I use the safe mode (press shift while booting). In safe mode, I have no sound. Other stuff works ok, but I work with audio/media, so I'm in acute need of restoring my mac.

Note. Windows XP still runs ok.

What is the easiest way to restore my macbook to factory settings. That is, one partition, only mac os x. No altered epiloader etc settings.

Disk utility doesn't allow me to do any changes, formatting etc.

Extremely helpful for any help on this!!!

kirreip
22nd May 2006, 08:06 PM
If I were you, I would backup all the data (don't forget your mails and bookmarks...)
Then you put your OSX-DVD into your macbook and boot on the disk pressing C while booting. From there you choose Disk utilitiy form the menu bar.
From disk utility on your DVD it should be possible to format your entire harddisk and after that you can continue with installing OSX again.
Hope this helps
(and don't forget to backup!)