A reader sent us this tip for insuring that Mac OS X performs a clean install when applied to a volume which already contains a copy of the OS. Paul Christensen writes: "I accidentally replaced the ...

It says that it's got a 1.5TB hard disk, when there are 3x 500GB drives physically installed. What I'd like to do is remove all but 1 functioning disks and re-install Mac OS X so that I have a ...

If you receive an error message indicating that your Mac's firmware is out-of-date, and hence cannot accept installation of Mac OS X from a CD/DVD -- specifically ...

It's easy to make boot disks on old Macs for older hardware, but as the years have gone on, it's gotten a little more difficult. Here's how to make classic Mac OS 9 and early Mac OS X boot media on ...

Apple has released Mac OS X Lion in the Mac App Store for $30. Separately, Apple will also begin offering Lion on a USB thumb drive in Apple stores come August. Right now, you can grab Lion from the ...