Question 1

Are these brand new?

Accepted Answer

Yes, I bought 4 of them and they were all new in box.

Question 2

I recently purchased this Windows 7 desktop because I did not want my older parents to have to learn anything new.  It does not seem to like the old Microsoft 5000 wireless mouse and keyboard.  They both work most of the time but does skip occasionally especially on social media pages.  Do I just need a new mouse and keyboard set?

Accepted Answer

I have not seen that as an issue with the MS brand keyboards. I would first try using the WIRED keyboard and mouse to see if the problem occurs for both wired and wireless versions. If the problem happens only with the wireless k/b mouse combo then: 1st replace the batteries on the mouse and keyboard. Second: You can try locating the usb transmitter closer to the keyboard by using a USB extension cable.  If those both fail to resolve your issue try a new keyboard/mouse. If the problem happens with a wired keyboard the issue might be the webpage. I see this a lot with pages that have a lot of ads or flash video running in the background.

Question 3

Does is come with Wifi ?

Accepted Answer

Not in this part number (Y6FG9)

Question 4

If I want to hook two monitors up to this PC, what else do I need to get?

Accepted Answer

These units have 1 HDMI out and 1 Display-port out. To connect dual monitors you will need 1 display-port cable and 1 HDMI cable along with monitors that have a display-port and HDMI input. If your monitors are DVI or VGA only,  then you need HDMI to DVI or VGA and Display-port to DVI or VGA adapters. The HDMI to vga adapters are about $25 here on Newegg.

Question 5

How many RAM Slots are there are on this machine?

Accepted Answer

This machine has 2 RAM slots that accept SoDIMM modules. 
On this machine, one slot is occupied and one is empty.

Question 6

Does this model come with the free upgrade to Windows 10?

Accepted Answer

The PC I received has Windows 7 loaded and did come with a Windows 10 DVD...that I haven't installed yet.

Question 7

What are the dimensions of the case? Thank you.

Accepted Answer

Small Form Factor (SFF)
Height: 11.4" (29 mm) x Width: 11.5" (29.2 mm) x Depth: 3.6" (9.26 mm)
Weight: 10.7 lbs (4.48 Kg)

Had to look it up as this unit was for a client.  All the specs are on Dell's site.

Question 8

how many disk drives can be mounted inside case?

Accepted Answer

I feet one additional SSD, but it no tray or breaket for it. Just used double side (Velcro) tape and attached it to case. It will be hard to squeeze there regular HDD. 
This model have 3 Sata plugs on motherboard, 
1. Main HDD 
2. DVD-rw 
3. Empty 
I cloned main HDD to SSD, plugged SSD to Sata 1 port, pluged HDD to port 2 and DVD to port 3. 
AND -> order additional -> "20cm SATA Power T/Y Splitter Extension Cable Adapter".There is no powercable for exta stuff so you need to split power cable with this. And hope you exta sata cable for new SSD or HDD (if you will feet HDD there). 
Works like a charm. 
Software for cloning HDD to SSD (i think i used free version)  -> Macrium Reflect Free

Question 9

Is Ethernet port 1 GigaBit?  Also Dell Small Form Factor Case

Accepted Answer

Yes, It is a Realtek.

Question 10

Can the 8 GB RAM be increased? I want to speed up the startup time. The computer is plenty fast enough for me once it is started.

Accepted Answer

My research says it can take another 8 GB Ram for a total of 16

Brand	DELL
Series	OptiPlex
Model	3040 (Y6FG9)
Part Number	Y6FG9

Type	Business Desktops & Workstations
Form Factor	Slim/Small Form Factor
Usage	Business
Color	Black
Processor	Intel Core i5-6500 3.2 GHz
Processor Main Features	64 bit Quad-Core Processor
Cache Per Processor	6 MB L3 Cache
Memory	8 GB DDR3L 1600
Storage	500 GB 7200 RPM
Optical Drive	8x DVD+/-RW 9.5 mm Optical Disk Drive
Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 530
Keyboard	no Keyboard Included
Operating System	Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit

CPU Type	Intel Core i5 6th Gen
CPU Name	Intel Core i5-6500
L3 Cache Per CPU	6 MB
CPU Main Features	64 bit Quad-Core Processor

GPU/VGA Type	Intel HD Graphics 530
Graphics Interface	Integrated video

Memory Capacity	8 GB DDR3L
Memory Speed	DDR3L 1600

DELL Desktop Computer OptiPlex 3040 (Y6FG9) Intel Core i5-6500 8 GB DDR3L 500GB HDD Intel HD Graphics 530 Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit

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Optical Drive Type	DVD±RW
Optical Drive Spec	8x DVD+/-RW 9.5 mm Optical Disk Drive

Front USB	2 x USB 2.0 2 x USB 3.0
Front Audio Ports	Universal audio jack

Video Ports	1 Display Port, 1 HDMI
Rear USB	2 x USB 3.0 2 x USB 2.0
RJ45	1 port

Dimensions (H x W x D)	11.40" x 3.60" x 11.50"
Weight	10.70 lbs.

Item#: N82E16883159488