What is an SM bus controller?

[Augix]

SM Bus Controller found and ready to install? I don’t have any driver for such a hardware, I was searching and I found that that belongs to the Intel machines, the weird thing is that I'm running athlon 3000. So I don’t know what to do with this "Found New Hardware" that just appeared without reason.

Please help on this one.

[b-man1]

i think it's related to the chipset on the mobo.

[Executioner]

Got this off Goggle:

SM Bus stands for

: S-ystems M-anagement B-us (Systems Management Bus)

: If you have a pc that is utilizing a motherboard with the Intel Chipset(s):

: Intel® 810 Chipset
: Intel® 810E Chipset
: Intel® 810E2 Chipset
: Intel® 815 Chipset
: Intel® 815E Chipset
: Intel® 815EM Chipset
: Intel® 815EP Chipset
: Intel® 815P Chipset
: Intel® 815G Chipset
: Intel® 815EG Chipset
: Intel® 820 Chipset
: Intel® 820E Chipset
: Intel® 830M Chipset
: Intel® 830MG Chipset
: Intel® 830MP Chipset
: Intel® 840 Chipset
: Intel® 845 Chipset
: Intel® 845E Chipset
: Intel® 845G Chipset
: Intel® 845GE Chipset
: Intel® 845GL Chipset
: Intel® 845GV Chipset
: Intel® 845MZ Chipset
: Intel® 845PE Chipset
: Intel® 848P Chipset
: Intel® 850 Chipset
: Intel® 850E Chipset
: Intel® 860 Chipset
: Intel® 852GM Chipset
: Intel® 852GME Chipset
: Intel® 852PM Chipset
: Intel® 855GM Chipset
: Intel® 855GME Chipset
: Intel® 855PM Chipset
: Intel® 865G Chipset
: Intel® 865PE Chipset
: Intel® 865P Chipset
: Intel® 865GV Chipset
: Intel® 875P Chipset
: Intel® E7205 Chipset
: Intel® E7500 Chipset
: Intel® E7501 Chipset
: Intel® E7505 Chipset
: Supported Operating Systems

: And any of these Microsoft Operating Systems:

: Microsoft Windows* 98SE
: Microsoft Windows* Me
: Microsoft Windows* 2000
: Microsoft Windows* XP
: Microsoft Windows Server* 2003

: and you are experiencing the Device Manager reported error:

: ?SM Bus Controller

: Then go to the website below and download the file called:

: INF Update Utility [INFINST.EXE]

: http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts ... bmit=Go%21

:
: Before you install it do the following:

: SET A RESTORE POINT in XP/2000/ME or backup your system JUST IN CASE!!!!! better safe than sorry.

: Problem should be solved after restart.

: Hope this helps.

: Clarence
: Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator

[Augix]

my mobo is an Asus Av7X8 I dont think there is any intel stuff in here , weird , anyway I gonna try tat file ,

[Viperoni]

Install VIA chipset drivers in that case, the SMBus is a part of the chipset.

[Busby]

All newer chipsets have an SM Bus. That is how programs like MBM and whatnot work. They utilize the SM Bus and get the temperature and RPMs and whatnot. All driver programs for chipsets include a SM Bus driver.

[Augix]

fixed thanks ! it was a kinda PCI NVIDIA whatever driver which includes the SMBus.... so I just load the drivers and Voila!

thx