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hulls
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SM Bus Controller

Hi
My device manager is showing an error with the SM Bus Controller.  I'm on Win XP SP3. I've tried to restore to earlier today, but for all I know it's been like that for ages.  Everything seems to be running ok.  Is there anything I can do?
John
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ReedRichards
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Re: SM Bus Controller

You could uninstall it and restart the computer so that Windows plug and play re-installs it again. 
HPsauce
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Re: SM Bus Controller

I wouldn't worry about it, that's pretty common and doesn't cause any problems.
To tidy it up probably needs a driver from the motherboard manufacturer that you should find on their support web site.
Is it a branded system, if so what?
hulls
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Re: SM Bus Controller

Thanks for the responses.  I tried uninstalling and restarting, but the system couldn't find the driver.  The computer is an eMachines system, but I can't remember the actual model number.  Everything seems to be working ok.
John
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Re: SM Bus Controller

Emachines provides automatic update software on their support web site which should be able to detect your model and provide any necessary updates.
hulls
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Re: SM Bus Controller

Hi
I went to the eMachines site and downloaded the Intel chipset  update, but no good - actually it came up with a message saying that it couldn't access the files, and then copied some files anyway.  But it doesn't seem to have made a difference.
I sort of feel that, since the computer seems to be running ok without it, maybe i should just leave well enough alone, but then, if it's not needed, why have it?
John
CX
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Re: SM Bus Controller

A lot of the time, these devices don't require drivers per-se, just a dummy 'driver', and so the system performs the same whether or not it is installed.
hulls
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Re: SM Bus Controller

Thanks CX23882. That's the message that comes up, when I try to look at the driver. I.E. this device not have a driver installed and does not need one.  In which case, why does it show an error state?
But you're right, the computer seems to be operating fine without it.
John
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Re: SM Bus Controller

You may be able to identify what driver it needs.
Double-click on it in Device Manager to view the Properties and then look at the Details tab. In the drop-down box that appears at the top, select Hardware Ids. Right-click on the top one and choose copy and then paste it here. It will look like:
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_27DA&SUBSYS_81791043&REV_01
hulls
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Re: SM Bus Controller

Hi it has this:
PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4372&SUBSYS_71731462&REV_82
John
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Re: SM Bus Controller

That's ATI/AMD's VendorID.
You need the ATI South Bridge driver (11-5_xp32-64_sb.exe) from this page:
http://sites.amd.com/us/game/downloads/Pages/integrated_xp-32.aspx#3
Don't bother with any of the RAID drivers from that page.
hulls
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Re: SM Bus Controller

Thanks  Smiley
That fixed it.
John