Bingo! That worked PERFECTLY!!

Perfect! I used diskpart and the "override" parameter to successfully delete all those extra partitions. And the backup/imaging process worked without a problem!

TY!

The last 4 don't give me the option to delete, when they are clicked on (or right-clicked) the only option is "help"

Hello all,

So the other night I decided to do a clone of my laptop's hd as a back up using Macrium Reflect. However, it indicated that it couldn't do an MBR clone because it's limited to 3...

This is why you're seeing this double post event. When Dell desktops lose complete power their next power on cycle is often a double post. Pretty typical for Dell desktops.