Cynthetiq

well Dell has been making computers for some time, without any background information the advice you get could be completely wrong.

let's start with...

• When asking for help... We need as much information as possible to offer our best assistance. We need to know what is wrong with what, and as much general information about your system and anything you may have done to it recently (new hardware, applications, cat spilled coffee on the keyboard, etc...)
  
  OS: What version, have you patched it?
  Processor: Intel, AMD, Mhz, overclocked?
  Motherboard: what type...
  RAM: how much and what type. PC100, PC133, PC2100, PC2700, how many sticks.
  HD: size, type, partitioned
  Media: floppy, Zip, CDROM, CDR, DVD, etc...
  Browser: IE, Mozilla, Opera, what version <-- VERY important for web problems.
  
  <li>If asking for buying advice, please list what you have, what you want to spend, and what types of things you want to do.
  

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