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SM Bus Controller issue
I'm pretty sure that I messed up big-time! I am hoping for some major guidence...if possible. I purchased a new hard drive and (foolishly) thought that is would take a while to set it up, and it was going well until I tried to connect to the internet.
Unfortunately, I should have read this forum before I started. That being said, from what I've learned here tonight, my problem started because I did not know to start with the chipset. I bought the hard drive from newegg and sadly did not receive instructions. That being said, My current status is that I am not connected online and very very frustrated. Additionally, there was a failed message for video as well.
I have an Inspiron 1545, with Vista 32bit. and my service tag is .
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I don't know what to do next. Do I have to start all over again with the installation? Have I unknowingly wasted 7 hours with this "project"?
Either way, is there somewhere I could get "Installation and/or uninstall for dummies" instructions? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks Joe
speedstep
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December 16th, 2010 12:00
You will have to download the drivers to a flash drive or burn them to cd and install them as administrator.
SM Bus errors are almost always "CHIPSET DRIVER NOT INSTALLED" problems.
papaperp
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December 17th, 2010 20:00
Update! Woo-Hoo!
I am happy to say that your suggestion was right on target. I downloaded and installed the chipset driver and all is working fine.
Thanks again for your help, papaperp :>)
papaperp
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December 16th, 2010 13:00
Thanks. That helps. Now...how do i find the actual driver(s) I need to download for my system? At the driver downloads site there are multiple choices to pick from. I gave my service tag at the site and still was given a few choices. Also, once I copy the drivers to disk, how do I know in which order to install them. Are the drivers installed before or after installing the OS.
Should I uninstall the os, reformat the hard drive, and then reintall the OS once again from the Vista CD? Also, do I install the drivers first or the OS?
I know there's a lot of questions, but I just want to get it rightthis time.