InstantForum.NET v4.1.4Tweaks.com Forum http://forum.tweaks.com/forum/forum@tweaks.comSun, 23 Nov 2008 09:30:37 GMT20http://forum.tweaks.com/forum/Topic235967-10-1.aspxI am sure everything will be alright. I should have mentioned this earlier, programs like Belarc Advisor and Lavalys Everest Home Edition will tell you what hardware is in your computer.<br><br>Belarc Advisor<br>[url]http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html[/url]<br><br><br>Everest<br>[url]http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=1072[/url]Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:25:27 GMTchilly willyhttp://forum.tweaks.com/forum/Topic235967-10-1.aspxWell, I guess it's out of my hands at this point.Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:58:04 GMTMoneyAddycthttp://forum.tweaks.com/forum/Topic235967-10-1.aspxHi MoneyAddyct<br><br>[quote] Could my data possibly be viewed by Dell employees[/quote]<br><br>Yes it could possibly be viewed by Dell employees. I know some here don't like to start panics, but if one are selling their computer or trading in ones hard drive, the hard drive should be zeroed. I personally have recovered data from formated HDD's. The best way to hide your info. is to overwrite the HDD with one's and zero's a couple of times using different patterns.<br><br>A utility can be down loaded from most major HDD manufacturers that will do diagnostics on your HDD, and it also includes a function to completely write zero's the HDD.Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:17:28 GMTchilly willyhttp://forum.tweaks.com/forum/Topic235967-10-1.aspxHey guys. So my hard drive failed the other day, and I called Dell and they had a new one sent out. The old one was taken by the tech presumably to be shipped back to Dell. I was able to back-up my data, but I had some personal data and financial information on my hard drive that I wish I had the time to delete. My question is: What will Dell do with the hard drive? Could my data possibly be viewed by Dell employees? Thanks!<br><br>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:59:04 GMTMoneyAddyct