UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE TO

Tender Offer Statement under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

3PAR Inc.

Dell Trinity Holdings Corp.

Dell Inc.

Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
(Title of Class of Securities)

88580F 10 9
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

	Transaction Valuation*			Amount of Filing Fee*
	Not applicable*			Not applicable*

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Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:

	þ		Third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
	o		Issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
	o		Going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
	o		Amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

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     This filing on Schedule TO relates to a planned tender offer by Dell Trinity Holdings Corp. (the “Purchaser”), a Delaware corporation and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Dell Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Dell”), to purchase all outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of 3PAR Inc., a Delaware corporation (“3PAR”), to be commenced pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 15, 2010, by and among Dell, the Purchaser and 3PAR.

     The planned tender offer described in this document and the exhibits hereto has not yet commenced and this document and the exhibits hereto are not an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell securities. At the time the planned tender offer is commenced, Dell and the Purchaser will file a tender offer statement on Schedule TO with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and 3PAR will file a solicitation/recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9 with respect to the planned tender offer. The tender offer statement (including an offer to purchase, a related letter of transmittal and other tender offer documents) and the solicitation/recommendation statement will contain important information that should be read carefully before making any decision to tender securities in the planned tender offer. Those materials will be made available to 3PAR’s stockholders at no expense to them. In addition, all of those materials (and all other tender offer documents filed with the SEC) will be made available at no charge on the SEC’s website: www.sec.gov.

Exhibit				Exhibit Name
	99.1			E-mail distributed to Trinity employees on August 16, 2010.
	99.2			Key messages and frequently asked question distributed to employees of Dell on August 16, 2010.
	99.3			Blog posted on Dell external website on August 16, 2010.
	99.4			Blog by Brad Anderson posted on the internal Dell employee website on August 16, 2010.
	99.5			Blog by Brad Anderson posted on the internal Dell employee website on August 16, 2010.
	99.6			E-mail distributed to global vice presidents and directors of Dell on August 16, 2010.
	99.7			Posting to Dell external website on August 16, 2010.
	99.8			E-Mail distributed to Dell employees on August 16, 2010.
	99.9			Web deck for analyst call held on August 16, 2010.
	99.10			Transcript of call with analysts and Dell held on August 16, 2010.
	99.11			Blog posted on Dell external investor website on August 16, 2010.
	99.12			Third party news releases distributed to Dell employees on August 16, 2010.