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Dell Recovery CD's - How to tell which one is correct for Dimension E520

I need to reformat a Dell Dimension E520, this client has 40 odd Dell machines of various types, theres a big pile of Dell Recovery disks in the server room, but I cant tell which one is for the Dimension E520.

Is there a special code Dell use for each model?

Am I being dumb and missing something obvious here>?
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Wilson
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To be honest with you, they should all be able to use any of them. The PID will indicate an OEM, and for giggles, I would look at the COA and simply match up SP1 COA's to SP1 CD's, and SP2 COA's to SP2 COA's.
Product IDs
http://wiki.djlizard.net/Product_IDs

See if you can look at the setupp.ini on a few machines to verify...
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Thanks for the "supa" fast response.. Im having to reformat because the system is blue screening, but passes all hardware diagnostics, thus I wanted to ensure I have all the correct drivers on the next attempt.
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I reckon I'll be apples.. thanks for all the tips folks..
Have a good day..
Wilson

Your welcome, glad you got the answer you needed.