Dell Driver Package Naming Scheme

Question

Anyone know the rational behind Dell's naming scheme for driver packages? For example, the Intel Chipset driver for a GX280 is R79695.exe, the Intel Chipset driver for a GX260 is R41334.exe. What is this naming scheme chosen? Will the Intel Chipset driver for the GX280 always be named R79695.exe, even if Dell approves a new driver for that system? Is there a list the displays all Dell systems matched to specific drivers?

Thanks for the help!

Data001 · Answer

http://support.dell.com/support/systemsinfo/documentation.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&~cat=12 go to Systems to access each system's specific reinstall guide (list will come up on the right)   Updated drivers will have a new file name, so be sure to record your downloads. Numeric file naming results in a more efficient database, especially when dealing with thousands of files.

cheeseballer · Answer

Thanks!
Does Dell have any documentation on the naming scheme or the database? If I know this architecture the I may be able to take care of some automation tasks when it comes to downloading drivers for multiple Dell models.

I want to get around going to the web manually and looking for new drivers.

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Dell Driver Package Naming Scheme

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