Re: Update: Stolen PC

[Kurt Buff]

As I said before, now is the time to get the cops involved.

On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 09:46, Vue, Za  wrote:
> I am determined to catch this thief. After hours and hours of looking
> through my DNS logs. I traced the machine to Bellsouth(can't said where). I
> got the MAC, & Bellsouth DSL IP. Hopefully they catch this mother ker!
>
>
>
> -Z.V.

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RE: Update: Stolen PC

[Cameron Cooper]

Good luck!  Would like to hear how this ends (hopefully in your favor).

 

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IT Director - CompTIA A+ Certified

Aurico Reports, Inc

Phone: 847-890-4021Fax: 847-255-1896

ccoo...@aurico.com

 


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RE: Update: Stolen PC

[Kennedy, Jim]

Certainly go get them, but you will probably need a subpoena before Bellsouth 
will help you.  Either from your org's lawyer or from local law enforcement. It 
isn't that they won't want to help you but they will want to cover their own 
butts legally before they release information on a customer.


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From: Vue, Za [mailto:z...@emory.edu]
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 12:46 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Update: Stolen PC

I am determined to catch this thief. After hours and hours of looking through 
my DNS logs. I traced the machine to Bellsouth(can't said where). I got the 
MAC, & Bellsouth DSL IP. Hopefully they catch this mother ker!

-Z.V.


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RE: Update: Stolen PC

[Roger Wright]

Go get 'em!  This story is worth following...

 

   

 

Roger Wright

Network Administrator

Evatone, Inc.

727.572.7076  x388

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From: Vue, Za [mailto:z...@emory.edu] 
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 12:46 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Update: Stolen PC

 

I am determined to catch this thief. After hours and hours of looking
through my DNS logs. I traced the machine to Bellsouth(can't said
where). I got the MAC, & Bellsouth DSL IP. Hopefully they catch this
mother ker!

 

-Z.V.

 



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Re: Update: Stolen PC

[David]

Definitely -- string 'em up!

David

On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 10:09 AM, James Kerr  wrote:

>  Sweet, keep us posted. I have you catch them as well.
>
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> *To:* NT System Admin Issues 
> *Sent:* Monday, February 23, 2009 12:46 PM
> *Subject:* Update: Stolen PC
>
>  I am determined to catch this thief. After hours and hours of looking
> through my DNS logs. I traced the machine to Bellsouth(can't said where). I
> got the MAC, & Bellsouth DSL IP. Hopefully they catch this mother ker!
>
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Re: Update: Stolen PC

[James Kerr]

Sweet, keep us posted. I have you catch them as well.
  - Original Message - 
  From: Vue, Za 
  To: NT System Admin Issues 
  Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 12:46 PM
  Subject: Update: Stolen PC


  I am determined to catch this thief. After hours and hours of looking through 
my DNS logs. I traced the machine to Bellsouth(can't said where). I got the 
MAC, & Bellsouth DSL IP. Hopefully they catch this mother ker!

   

  -Z.V.



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Update: Stolen PC

[Vue, Za]

I am determined to catch this thief. After hours and hours of looking through 
my DNS logs. I traced the machine to Bellsouth(can't said where). I got the 
MAC, & Bellsouth DSL IP. Hopefully they catch this mother ker!

-Z.V.


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RE: Stolen PC

[Jim Majorowicz]

I lulz.  :P

 

From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] 
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 12:27 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Stolen PC

 

We have audio receivers in some of our classrooms. The receivers are blue
and say "Front Row" on them (the brand of the receiver).

 

Last week, a technician noticed that the receiver was missing from a room.
In its place was a cardboard box, covered with blue construction paper, with
"Front Row" written on it with a Sharpie.

 

We're not sure how long ago it happened; the teacher(s) in the room never
noticed.

 

Anyhow. As to the stolen computer. One thing we do is to lock them down so
that anyone who get them will have to reset the BIOS password (generally
involving opening the unit and messing with a jumper, which can be tricky
because some of our units have locks to keep them closed) in order to boot
from a CD/flash drive/whatever in order to wipe the hard drive (which they
would need to do, because the OS is locked down and would be unusable to
them off our network).

 

Not that this helps you get yours back.  J

 

 

 

John Hornbuckle

MIS Department

Taylor County School District

318 North Clark Street

Perry, FL 32347

 

www.taylor.k12.fl.us

 

 

 

 

 

 

From: Vue, Za [mailto:z...@emory.edu] 
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 2:58 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Stolen PC

 

Man I am piss off. Lab manager came early to open the lab and found a Dell
Optiplex 755 gone from a classroom. The good thing is we have security
cameras throughout the building. Has anyone ever reported these issues to
Dell so they can flag the machine for stolen and what has come out of it?

 

-Z.V.

 

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RE: Stolen PC

[Miguel Gonzalez]

You can report to Dell the machine as stolen. My ex-girlfriend got her laptop 
stolen and the police told us that if someone calls asking for help they will 
report it to the police. It will be confiscated even if you weren't the person 
to steal it. So good advice is to call  the OEM to make sure the machine is not 
reported as stolen. Also there are some websites where people report machines 
as stolen.

If you get your machine stolen, you can always call the pawn shops around and 
ask about the service tag or serial number to see if they got that machine or 
someone has been trying to sell it to them.

Miguel


--- El mar, 3/2/09, John Hornbuckle  escribió:

> De: John Hornbuckle 
> Asunto: RE: Stolen PC
> Para: "NT System Admin Issues" 
> Fecha: martes, 3 febrero, 2009 6:53
> You must not have seen the locks dell has been using--I
> can't quite describe them, but they're not like
> deadbolts or anything that can easily be got through with
> bolt cutters. They're basically big, solid chunks of
> metal.
> 
> And wiping the HD is no big deal for any of us, but a
> computer stolen from the school district where I work
> isn't likely to be stolen by an IT pro. It's going
> to be stolen by a student, and employee, or someone wanting
> to make a quick buck at a pawn shop.
> 
> Students are pretty comfortable with technology, but 99.9%
> of them have no clue about the inner workings of it--so
> things like BIOS passwords and jumpers are foreign to them.
> 
> Employees are even more clueless, and the types of
> employees we've had involved in thefts in the past have
> tended to be the least educated of our crew.
> 
> Which leaves the pawn shop guy. The pawn shop isn't
> likely to take a computer that clearly has a big lock on it
> with no key, and that when turned on says "Taylor
> County School District" in big letters. Plus, or local
> pawn shop closed down.  :-)
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-
> From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] 
> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 5:38 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Stolen PC
> 
> On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 3:27 PM, John Hornbuckle
>  wrote:
> > ... reset the BIOS password (generally involving
> opening the unit and
> > messing with a jumper, which can be tricky because
> some of our
> > units have locks to keep them closed ...
> 
>   So, five seconds with a pair of open-end bolt cutters to
> remove the
> lock, and then 30 seconds to find the jumper on the mobo. 
> :)
> 
> > ... in order to boot from a CD/flash drive/whatever in
> order to wipe the
> > hard drive (which they would need to do, because the
> OS is locked
> > down and would be unusable to them off our network).
> 
>   When I get a new-to-me computer, I always wipe the hard
> drive and
> reinstall.  I've never knowingly received stolen
> merchandise, but if I
> did, I would certainly wipe it!  :)
> 
>   Hmmm, I wonder if one could report the Product Key from
> the OEM
> sticker to Microsoft as stolen?
> 
>   I think security cameras, locked doors, and a room
> security alarm
> would be more effective deterrent.  Most of that's not
> possible for a
> lab that's supposed to be open unattended, though. 
> When I was at
> university, they always kept an attendant in the labs while
> they were
> open; I'm guessing this is why.
> 
> -- Ben
> 
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> resource hog! ~
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> resource hog! ~
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RE: Stolen PC

[John Hornbuckle]

I absolutely give props to the kid(s) who did this. It was funny and clever.

But this receiver costs nearly $800 to replace, so now the joke's over. I'm ok 
with the kid not being punished if he brings it back now. But if he 
doesn't--and we have to buy a new one--I'm going to be pretty angry.



-Original Message-
From: Troy Meyer [mailto:troy.me...@monacocoach.com] 
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 4:08 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Stolen PC

" Last week, a technician noticed that the receiver was missing from a room. In 
its place was a cardboard box, covered with blue construction paper, with 
"Front Row" written on it with a Sharpie.

We're not sure how long ago it happened; the teacher(s) in the room never 
noticed."


..hilarious!  No matter how p*ssed you are at the loss, that one is funny.

-troy

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RE: Stolen PC

[John Hornbuckle]

You must not have seen the locks dell has been using--I can't quite describe 
them, but they're not like deadbolts or anything that can easily be got through 
with bolt cutters. They're basically big, solid chunks of metal.

And wiping the HD is no big deal for any of us, but a computer stolen from the 
school district where I work isn't likely to be stolen by an IT pro. It's going 
to be stolen by a student, and employee, or someone wanting to make a quick 
buck at a pawn shop.

Students are pretty comfortable with technology, but 99.9% of them have no clue 
about the inner workings of it--so things like BIOS passwords and jumpers are 
foreign to them.

Employees are even more clueless, and the types of employees we've had involved 
in thefts in the past have tended to be the least educated of our crew.

Which leaves the pawn shop guy. The pawn shop isn't likely to take a computer 
that clearly has a big lock on it with no key, and that when turned on says 
"Taylor County School District" in big letters. Plus, or local pawn shop closed 
down.  :-)



-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 5:38 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Stolen PC

On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 3:27 PM, John Hornbuckle
 wrote:
> ... reset the BIOS password (generally involving opening the unit and
> messing with a jumper, which can be tricky because some of our
> units have locks to keep them closed ...

  So, five seconds with a pair of open-end bolt cutters to remove the
lock, and then 30 seconds to find the jumper on the mobo.  :)

> ... in order to boot from a CD/flash drive/whatever in order to wipe the
> hard drive (which they would need to do, because the OS is locked
> down and would be unusable to them off our network).

  When I get a new-to-me computer, I always wipe the hard drive and
reinstall.  I've never knowingly received stolen merchandise, but if I
did, I would certainly wipe it!  :)

  Hmmm, I wonder if one could report the Product Key from the OEM
sticker to Microsoft as stolen?

  I think security cameras, locked doors, and a room security alarm
would be more effective deterrent.  Most of that's not possible for a
lab that's supposed to be open unattended, though.  When I was at
university, they always kept an attendant in the labs while they were
open; I'm guessing this is why.

-- Ben

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Re: Stolen PC

[Ben Scott]

On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 3:27 PM, John Hornbuckle
 wrote:
> ... reset the BIOS password (generally involving opening the unit and
> messing with a jumper, which can be tricky because some of our
> units have locks to keep them closed ...

  So, five seconds with a pair of open-end bolt cutters to remove the
lock, and then 30 seconds to find the jumper on the mobo.  :)

> ... in order to boot from a CD/flash drive/whatever in order to wipe the
> hard drive (which they would need to do, because the OS is locked
> down and would be unusable to them off our network).

  When I get a new-to-me computer, I always wipe the hard drive and
reinstall.  I've never knowingly received stolen merchandise, but if I
did, I would certainly wipe it!  :)

  Hmmm, I wonder if one could report the Product Key from the OEM
sticker to Microsoft as stolen?

  I think security cameras, locked doors, and a room security alarm
would be more effective deterrent.  Most of that's not possible for a
lab that's supposed to be open unattended, though.  When I was at
university, they always kept an attendant in the labs while they were
open; I'm guessing this is why.

-- Ben

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RE: Stolen PC

[Sam Cayze]

Agreed, always contact the manufacturer, especially with work PCs.  I
don't want my business name attached to any machines that are not in my
hands.  To us, it's irrelevant if it's recovered or not.

 

From: Bob Fronk [mailto:b...@btrfronk.com] 
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 4:27 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Stolen PC

 

A couple months ago, Dell called me and said that the police had found
my stolen laptop.  Thing was, I didn't have a laptop stolen.

 

Turns out it was a laptop I sold on eBay.  It was stolen from the person
that bought it from me.  I was able to contact them and they contacted
Dell and recovered the laptop.

 

I never asked how the tracking worked, but I do know it was by the
service tag.

 

So short answer, contact the police, then also notify Dell.

 

From: Vue, Za [mailto:z...@emory.edu] 
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 2:58 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Stolen PC

 

Man I am piss off. Lab manager came early to open the lab and found a
Dell Optiplex 755 gone from a classroom. The good thing is we have
security cameras throughout the building. Has anyone ever reported these
issues to Dell so they can flag the machine for stolen and what has come
out of it?

 

-Z.V.

 



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RE: Stolen PC

[Bob Fronk]

A couple months ago, Dell called me and said that the police had found my 
stolen laptop.  Thing was, I didn't have a laptop stolen.

Turns out it was a laptop I sold on eBay.  It was stolen from the person that 
bought it from me.  I was able to contact them and they contacted Dell and 
recovered the laptop.

I never asked how the tracking worked, but I do know it was by the service tag.

So short answer, contact the police, then also notify Dell.

From: Vue, Za [mailto:z...@emory.edu]
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 2:58 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Stolen PC

Man I am piss off. Lab manager came early to open the lab and found a Dell 
Optiplex 755 gone from a classroom. The good thing is we have security cameras 
throughout the building. Has anyone ever reported these issues to Dell so they 
can flag the machine for stolen and what has come out of it?

-Z.V.


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Re: Stolen PC

[Vicky Spelshaus]

We had couple of Dell notebooks walk away last year.  All we could do was
notify Dell that they were stolen so they could 'flag it' if someone tried
to use the warranty.  I've never heard anything

On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 3:45 PM, Martin Blackstone wrote:

>  Does Lenovo have anything like this?
>
>
>
> *From:* Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, February 02, 2009 12:07 PM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* RE: Stolen PC
>
>
>
> Dell USA > Support Home Page > Customer Service > Report a Stolen System
>
>
>
>
> https://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dellcare/stolen_system?~ck=ln&c=us&cs=19&l=en&lnki=0&s=dhs
>
>
>
> It was a pretty easy process...
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>
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>
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> *From:* Vue, Za [mailto:z...@emory.edu]
> *Sent:* Monday, February 02, 2009 1:58 PM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Stolen PC
>
>  Man I am piss off. Lab manager came early to open the lab and found a
> Dell Optiplex 755 gone from a classroom. The good thing is we have security
> cameras throughout the building. Has anyone ever reported these issues to
> Dell so they can flag the machine for stolen and what has come out of it?
>
>
>
> -Z.V.
>
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RE: Stolen PC

[Martin Blackstone]

Does Lenovo have anything like this?

 

From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] 
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 12:07 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Stolen PC

 

Dell USA > Support Home Page > Customer Service > Report a Stolen System

 

https://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dellcare/stolen_
system?~ck=ln
<https://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dellcare/stolen
_system?~ck=ln&c=us&cs=19&l=en&lnki=0&s=dhs> &c=us&cs=19&l=en&lnki=0&s=dhs

 

It was a pretty easy process...

 

 

 

 

 

 

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From: Vue, Za [mailto:z...@emory.edu] 
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 1:58 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Stolen PC

Man I am piss off. Lab manager came early to open the lab and found a Dell
Optiplex 755 gone from a classroom. The good thing is we have security
cameras throughout the building. Has anyone ever reported these issues to
Dell so they can flag the machine for stolen and what has come out of it?

 

-Z.V.

 

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RE: Stolen PC

[John P. Bonner]

I agree that's hilarious and you wonder why our kids never learn
anything with teachers that can't tell a cardboard box from a
functioning electronic device...well I don't but some may.

Thank You NEA


-Original Message-
From: Troy Meyer [mailto:troy.me...@monacocoach.com] 
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 2:08 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Stolen PC

" Last week, a technician noticed that the receiver was missing from a
room. In its place was a cardboard box, covered with blue construction
paper, with "Front Row" written on it with a Sharpie.

We're not sure how long ago it happened; the teacher(s) in the room
never noticed."


..hilarious!  No matter how p*ssed you are at the loss, that one is
funny.

-troy

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RE: Stolen PC

[Troy Meyer]

" Last week, a technician noticed that the receiver was missing from a room. In 
its place was a cardboard box, covered with blue construction paper, with 
"Front Row" written on it with a Sharpie.

We're not sure how long ago it happened; the teacher(s) in the room never 
noticed."


..hilarious!  No matter how p*ssed you are at the loss, that one is funny.

-troy

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RE: Stolen PC

[Roger Wright]

A couple low-cost options to aid in recovery of future lost equipment:

 

http://adeona.cs.washington.edu/

 

http://iconico.com/locatePC/

 

I have both on my personal laptop and LocatePC on my home desktop
machines.

 

If nothing else, these tools may increase the likelihood of
identification and location.

 

   

 

Roger Wright

Network Administrator

Evatone, Inc.

727.572.7076  x388

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From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] 
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 3:27 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Stolen PC

 

We have audio receivers in some of our classrooms. The receivers are
blue and say "Front Row" on them (the brand of the receiver).

 

Last week, a technician noticed that the receiver was missing from a
room. In its place was a cardboard box, covered with blue construction
paper, with "Front Row" written on it with a Sharpie.

 

We're not sure how long ago it happened; the teacher(s) in the room
never noticed.

 

Anyhow... As to the stolen computer... One thing we do is to lock them
down so that anyone who get them will have to reset the BIOS password
(generally involving opening the unit and messing with a jumper, which
can be tricky because some of our units have locks to keep them closed)
in order to boot from a CD/flash drive/whatever in order to wipe the
hard drive (which they would need to do, because the OS is locked down
and would be unusable to them off our network).

 

Not that this helps you get yours back.  J

 

 

 

John Hornbuckle

MIS Department

Taylor County School District

318 North Clark Street

Perry, FL 32347

 

www.taylor.k12.fl.us

 

 

 

 

 

 

From: Vue, Za [mailto:z...@emory.edu] 
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 2:58 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Stolen PC

 

Man I am piss off. Lab manager came early to open the lab and found a
Dell Optiplex 755 gone from a classroom. The good thing is we have
security cameras throughout the building. Has anyone ever reported these
issues to Dell so they can flag the machine for stolen and what has come
out of it?

 

-Z.V.

 



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RE: Stolen PC

[John Hornbuckle]

We have audio receivers in some of our classrooms. The receivers are blue and 
say "Front Row" on them (the brand of the receiver).

Last week, a technician noticed that the receiver was missing from a room. In 
its place was a cardboard box, covered with blue construction paper, with 
"Front Row" written on it with a Sharpie.

We're not sure how long ago it happened; the teacher(s) in the room never 
noticed.

Anyhow... As to the stolen computer... One thing we do is to lock them down so 
that anyone who get them will have to reset the BIOS password (generally 
involving opening the unit and messing with a jumper, which can be tricky 
because some of our units have locks to keep them closed) in order to boot from 
a CD/flash drive/whatever in order to wipe the hard drive (which they would 
need to do, because the OS is locked down and would be unusable to them off our 
network).

Not that this helps you get yours back.  :)



John Hornbuckle
MIS Department
Taylor County School District
318 North Clark Street
Perry, FL 32347

www.taylor.k12.fl.us<http://www.taylor.k12.fl.us>






From: Vue, Za [mailto:z...@emory.edu]
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 2:58 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Stolen PC

Man I am piss off. Lab manager came early to open the lab and found a Dell 
Optiplex 755 gone from a classroom. The good thing is we have security cameras 
throughout the building. Has anyone ever reported these issues to Dell so they 
can flag the machine for stolen and what has come out of it?

-Z.V.


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RE: Stolen PC

[Vue, Za]

We do have a police case and they are looking at our security videos.

-Z.V.

From: Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 3:07 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Stolen PC

You serious?  Call the cops, not Dell.
On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 1:58 PM, Vue, Za mailto:z...@emory.edu>> 
wrote:

Man I am piss off. Lab manager came early to open the lab and found a Dell 
Optiplex 755 gone from a classroom. The good thing is we have security cameras 
throughout the building. Has anyone ever reported these issues to Dell so they 
can flag the machine for stolen and what has come out of it?



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RE: Stolen PC

[Roger Wright]

Forget Dell, contact your local PD.  Provide them with the security
system video and system serial number and press charges if the
perpetrator is located.

   

 

Roger Wright

Network Administrator

Evatone, Inc.

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From: Vue, Za [mailto:z...@emory.edu] 
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 2:58 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Stolen PC

 

Man I am piss off. Lab manager came early to open the lab and found a
Dell Optiplex 755 gone from a classroom. The good thing is we have
security cameras throughout the building. Has anyone ever reported these
issues to Dell so they can flag the machine for stolen and what has come
out of it?

 

-Z.V.

 



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RE: Stolen PC

[Sean Rector]

We do the same.  Haven't had to invoke it yet .

 

Sean Rector, MCSE

 

From: Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@hnncsb.org] 
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 3:03 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Stolen PC

 

Dell won't care.  Unless you have insurance or some tracking software
like CompuTrace that thing is gone.

 

We purchase CompuTrace licenses for all our new laptops.  One was stolen
last week and we reported it and can see it being traced and the logon
names being used.  We'll have it back soon or we'll get $1,000 if it is
not recoverable.

>>> "Vue, Za"  2/2/2009 2:58 PM >>>

Man I am piss off. Lab manager came early to open the lab and found a
Dell Optiplex 755 gone from a classroom. The good thing is we have
security cameras throughout the building. Has anyone ever reported these
issues to Dell so they can flag the machine for stolen and what has come
out of it?

 

-Z.V.

 



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Re: Stolen PC

[Steve Ens]

You serious?  Call the cops, not Dell.

On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 1:58 PM, Vue, Za  wrote:

>  Man I am piss off. Lab manager came early to open the lab and found a
> Dell Optiplex 755 gone from a classroom. The good thing is we have security
> cameras throughout the building. Has anyone ever reported these issues to
> Dell so they can flag the machine for stolen and what has come out of it?
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RE: Stolen PC

[Sam Cayze]

Dell USA > Support Home Page > Customer Service > Report a Stolen System
 
https://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dellcare/sto
len_system?~ck=ln&c=us&cs=19&l=en&lnki=0&s=dhs
 
It was a pretty easy process...
 
 
 
 
 



From: Vue, Za [mailto:z...@emory.edu] 
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 1:58 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Stolen PC



Man I am piss off. Lab manager came early to open the lab and found a
Dell Optiplex 755 gone from a classroom. The good thing is we have
security cameras throughout the building. Has anyone ever reported these
issues to Dell so they can flag the machine for stolen and what has come
out of it?

 

-Z.V.




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Re: Stolen PC

[Tom Miller]

Dell won't care.  Unless you have insurance or some tracking software like 
CompuTrace that thing is gone.
 
We purchase CompuTrace licenses for all our new laptops.  One was stolen last 
week and we reported it and can see it being traced and the logon names being 
used.  We'll have it back soon or we'll get $1,000 if it is not recoverable.

>>> "Vue, Za"  2/2/2009 2:58 PM >>>

Man I am piss off. Lab manager came early to open the lab and found a Dell 
Optiplex 755 gone from a classroom. The good thing is we have security cameras 
throughout the building. Has anyone ever reported these issues to Dell so they 
can flag the machine for stolen and what has come out of it?
 
-Z.V.

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Stolen PC

[Vue, Za]

Man I am piss off. Lab manager came early to open the lab and found a Dell 
Optiplex 755 gone from a classroom. The good thing is we have security cameras 
throughout the building. Has anyone ever reported these issues to Dell so they 
can flag the machine for stolen and what has come out of it?

-Z.V.


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