Dell

How can I find out which Processor my PC has?
I'd like to make sure the one I got is the one I paid for. I've heard of people not getting what they ordered. It's an Optiplex 755 Minitower. There is a large heatsink with maybe a processor fan. I don't see a processor inside. The System Properties screen in My Computer shows the right processor model no. but... 20 Jul 2008 00:14

Dell My Account Down?
Anything relating to My Account doesn't seem to work at www.dell.com. Only for me? as of about 10AM- Eastern time today. -- rhhardin(a)mindspring.com On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk. ... 18 Jul 2008 14:26

FAT32
I just read the vista help file and it says "you cannot create a partition larger than 32GB using FAT32, so use NTFS". The strange thing is, I just installed a Seagate external drive which was preformatted and it has a FAT32 FS with 298GB of free space. Could someone please tell me what's going on here? Ch... 20 Jul 2008 00:14

Ben Myers...
Can't Gibson Research spell...or is this a different Ben M. ? http://www.grc.com/spinrite.htm p_z ... 23 Jul 2008 09:10

New HHD
I have a new HDD arriving Monday under warranty and must give the old corrupt drive to the courier in exchange. The old drive does fire up into windows after about 6 hours and it is possible to access some of my business data, letters, invoices, banking etc. What do they do with these drives and can I assume ... 18 Jul 2008 16:30

I'm sure this is worth it
I bought via a 3rd party that deals in Dell returns (basically its all the stuff returned to Dell in europe for one reason or another) a 6 month old Insp 1521 with a X64 AMD Athlon Chip 1900Mhz with 4 gb RAM 250GB HDD Hi def Glossy screen with upto 512mb onboard shared memory graphics and BLU Ray optical drive ... 17 Jul 2008 17:52

Recommend the best HD surface tester/fixer utility?
I have some of these external HD's running off USB2 cables. I moved two of them while they were running (not wise I'm sure) and I got an error later in the day to the affect... Windors- Delayed Write failed: \Device\HarddiskVolume2\$Mft ....on two different Dell systems No data appears to have been lost a... 18 Jul 2008 22:40

What is this worth
At work, they are doing the following lottery and I was wondering if I should bid. I don't really need a desktop, but...: Desktop Lottery The Campus is having a PC Lottery to sell decommissioned PCs. To register for a chance to purchase one of these Dell Desktops, you must fill out the ... 17 Jul 2008 18:55

Probably OT: Scan + Print vs. Photocopy
I'd like to buy a good quality color scanner for home use. I'd also like to make the occasional (B&W) photocopy. I could buy one of those all-in-one devices, but I already have a printer and I don't need a fax. (Besides which, the scanners bundled with home/home office all-in-one devices don't typically approac... 17 Jul 2008 13:44

Almost OT: Zone Alarm on Dell computers
Had two calls for help to work on some Dell computers this past week. Both owners complained of a lost internet connection, one an Inspiron with wifi and the other wired. The ISP tech support person told the owner of the wired internet connection that the Ethernet card (on board Ethernet in a Dimension 8250) had ... 26 Jul 2008 21:12