MacBook Pro - restoring 'factory' settings?

Soldato
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I'm currently in possession of a 15" unibody MBP but it's going back to Apple as I can't live with the glossy screen. They've been extremely friendly and efficient and told me I don't need to do anything to the MBP before it's sent back, but for peace of mind I'd like to.

I don't think there's any personal information left lying around and I've removed all the licence keys from the Adobe software suite I've been using, but I'm paranoid about these sort of things and I'd like to make sure it's wiped clean.

How would I do such a thing?
 
  • Boot from DVD
  • Disk Utility > Zero Fill
  • Complete OS install
  • Remove DVD when you get to the user account creation
  • Power off machine
 
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