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Have original OS discs, so wipe hard drive first
than run apple diagnostics to insure info gone
reset PRAM and the SMC
turn FileVault off
remove machine from list of my registered products
can than move unit along, include original OS discs with unit and be sure unit clean?
iPhone 13, iOS 16
The answer is yes. What to do before you sell, give away, trade in, or recycle your Mac - Apple Support does not specifically address Macs that old, but comply with as much of it as you can.
As long as you include its original grey discs you don't have to perform Step 7.
If you set a Firmware Password, be sure to either disable it or provide that password to its new owner: Set a firmware password on your Mac - Apple Support
The answer is yes. What to do before you sell, give away, trade in, or recycle your Mac - Apple Support does not specifically address Macs that old, but comply with as much of it as you can.
As long as you include its original grey discs you don't have to perform Step 7.
If you set a Firmware Password, be sure to either disable it or provide that password to its new owner: Set a firmware password on your Mac - Apple Support
Note that a "secure erase" of a hard drive will usually take much longer than a regular "erase" (where the system is just marking the disk as free for reuse, without actually going and overwriting all of the "erased" files).
You might want to take a look at this:
What to do before you sell, give away, trade in, or recycle your Mac - Apple Support
iMac 2006 with op Lion 10.7.5, want to wipe hard drive completely before passing it on
