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    SM BUS Controller yellow question mark

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by matrixsc, Feb 22, 2008.

  1. matrixsc

    matrixsc Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just wiped my M1530 and installed win xp on it every seems to have gone fine but i have a yellow question mark besides SM BUS Controller?

    I installed what i thought was the driver IEEE Bus R166188.


    Can anyone help me out please.


    Thanks
     
    matrixsc, Feb 22, 2008
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  2. Jstn7477

    Jstn7477 Sam I Am

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    SMBus is part of your chipset. Do you have an Intel, nVIDIA or AMD(ATI) chipset? I know on my nVIDIA chipset installing the nForce chipset drivers installs the SMBus driver. Get the chipset drivers for your chipset. I installed the desktop ones for my laptop's GO 6150/MCP 430 (nForce4 based) chipset when I had XP on it and it has the SMBus driver included.
     
    Jstn7477, Feb 22, 2008
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  3. tumnasgt

    tumnasgt Notebook Evangelist

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    Get the chipset drivers from intel.com
     
    tumnasgt, Feb 22, 2008
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  4. matrixsc

    matrixsc Notebook Enthusiast

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    My set up is this :-

    What am i looking for then on the intel site?
     
    matrixsc, Feb 22, 2008
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    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    The chipset drivers :rolleyes:
     
    nizzy1115, Feb 22, 2008
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  6. matrixsc

    matrixsc Notebook Enthusiast

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    LoL sorry yeah i didn't put what i meant there. :eek:

    Performance chipsets

    Mobile Intel® PM965 Express Chipset
    Mobile Intel® 945PM Express Chipset
    Mobile Intel® 915PM Express Chipset
    Intel® 855PM Chipset


    Mainstream chipsets

    Mobile Intel® GM965 Express Chipset
    Mobile Intel® 945GM Express Chipset
    Mobile Intel® 945GMS Express Chipset
    Mobile Intel® 915GM Express Chipset
    Mobile Intel® 915GMS Express Chipset
    Intel® 855GM Chipset
    Intel® 845MP Chipset
    Intel® 845MZ Chipset


    Value chipsets

    Mobile Intel® GL960 Express Chipset
    Mobile Intel® 943GML Express Chipset
    Mobile Intel® 940GML Express Chipset
    Mobile Intel® 910GML Express Chipset
    Intel® 855GME Chipset
    Intel® 852GME Chipset
    Intel® 852GMV Chipset
    Intel® 852PM Chipset
    Intel® 852GM Chipset



    Which one out of them?
     
    matrixsc, Feb 22, 2008
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  7. Jstn7477

    Jstn7477 Sam I Am

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    Should be the PM965 chipset.

    -J.B.
     
    Jstn7477, Feb 22, 2008
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  8. SteveJonesy

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    The GM965 is the one you want - they dont offer a link for the PM695 for some reason (GM is the same as PM but supports the intergrated Intel Graphics too).

    The file you are after is infinst_autol.exe
     
    SteveJonesy, Feb 23, 2008
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