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Yep, got the Zip/floppy Norton Rescue and keep it up, too. I'll look at WinZip, tks. As an aside, somehow in the past I downloaded a "NetZip" Folders and Classic pgm that's sitting here unused. I believe it's to compress data pulled from the Net. But I've never approached the need to...

Dave, thks, bro... the computer (733Mhz) is still under a 3-year service plan, I think, never had to use it, so I wud call in before DIY. My CPU "imbalance" is erractic -- takes some hours -- and I suspect the fan 90%. The tower is stable on the floor/carpet and doesnt get kicked. My...

Matt, crossing fingers so as not to upset the karma I ran Thorough Surface ScanDisc and it did take two hours. It reported No Errors. Everything is running smoothly for now; thanks.

Todd, that was one of my first thots (hopes) since it's an easier fix. Cant tell without pulling the case off:frowning: It wud be great if Dell has an in-home tech service; again, I'll have to call. thanks

yes, it's an off-balance thing. I did get a SCANDISK prompt and ran it; it ran again without finding errors to fix when I later shut down outside the START/ShutDown chain. So we're talking hard-drive disc, in my case "C-Disk"? I wonder how many of my 100Mb ZIP drive discs it will take to...

Recently, my Dell Dimsension XPS PIII tower has begun "noising up" and I'd like a general idea of what may be occurring! Having never opened up a case before, I'll give the outside symptom: whatever main physical drive (running all the time) located in the middle of the tower in the lower...