Wiping Drive Without Reinstalling Os, Powerbook G4 is missing Tiger discs Options

[redstrype]

Hi All,

I've just purchased a friend's powerbook G4 and I was wondering if it's possible to wipe his drive without reinstalling OS X, he's lost the Tiger install disc's and I was hoping not to have to purchase the disc's again.

I guess I could manually delete all the unwanted files and then create a new user account, but is there an easier solution that anyone knows of?


Thanks again,

-Strype

[lepetitmartien]

Easiest solution is to buy a set de disk second hand.

Now, I don't like this but cloning the system, verify the clone is working then erasing the drive totally, then cloning the clone back…

I like some install disk doing their job way better. Clean drive, clean system.

BTWyour friend should have given you the original set of disk, there's the specific Apple Hardware Test on it for the computer and you have no possibility to retrieve it elsewhere.

[redstrype]

Thank you lepetitmartien,
It's less a function of him giving it to me, as much as it is us FINDING IT!! We looked all over the place...to no avail. I have Panther from my old Desktop, so I'll probably end up using that if we can't locate the Tiger discs.

Thank you for your response.