EMac :: Can't Wipe The HD

Jun 20, 2012

I have just replaced my old eMac, and want to recycle it. So I need to wipe the HD. I tried to use Disc Utilities, and it wouldn't do it. I went to the page to restore/erase, etc. but when I selected my HD, the button for 'erase' was grayed out.

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eMac, Mac OS X (10.3.9)

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