Codes on recovery discs

Hi,
Where I work we have a large number (about 30 currently, but constantly increasing) of Satellite Pro A100s and A200s, but we keep all the recovery media together. Apart from a few of the discs for the A100s which I've marked as such when removing them from the boxes, none of them have any indication of what model they're for. I've also since realised that there are different revisions of each model which appear to have slightly different hardware (for example, I tried re-imaging an A200 PSAE1E using a recovery disc for a PSAE4E, but that image didn't appear to contain the System Management Bus drivers for the 1E). I've downloaded and installed the appropriate drivers, but it would still be helpful to know which codes on the discs correspond to which revisions of which models.
The codes are as follows:
GMR400709EN1 (2007)
GMR400787EN1 (2007)
GMR400784EN1 (2007, A100)
GMR400629EN0 (2006; supplied in a jewel case rather than a paper sleeve and has a key for Microsoft Onenote 2003 on the back)
GMR400626EN1 (2006; supplied in a jewel case rather than a paper sleeve and has a key for Microsoft Onenote 2003 on the back)
PMR400518EN0 (2006; supplied in a jewel case rather than a paper sleeve and has a key for Microsoft Onenote 2003 on the back)
Many thanks,
Ansel.

Hello Ansel
I presume you know very well that for such info somebody should have access to Toshiba internal data base. This is user-to-user forum and chances to get such info are not so big. Before you wait here I recommend you to contact nearest Toshiba authorized service partner.
They have access to Toshiba data base and I am 100% sure they can help you. I have P200 and number of mine recovery DVD will not help at all.
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