If you have just got this system then it could be the SoundBlaster card is not installed correctly (the card also has an IDE connection on it), try re-installing the device...
Sorry Fleaman - a pernicious typo crept in: should read "SM Bus Controller" Blame the sticky fingures!
This machine came with onboard sound which sounded so awful I disabled it at the bios and added a SoundBlaster Audigy card which work and sound fine. Any ideas on SM Bus Controller ?
Sorry to report that installing this file does not remove the issue - namely, SM BUS CONTROLLER is still installed and still cannot find the necessary drivers. Installing SP1 makes no difference either. Any ideas Dell gentlemen?
I am having the same problem as you. A couple days ago my system crashed and I had to re-install XP. The only thing that is stilll amiss is the SM bus controller. I also have a Sound Blaster 4 port card, but it doesn't seem to be affecting it, or any other part of my system. I ran fdisk and scan disk, not to mention other programs to see if anything would pick it up, NADA! Did you try to uninstall and then re-install the soundblaster card. I haven't tried that yet, but it's worth a shot, couldn't hurt any!
Tried un and reinstalling my SB Audigy card with no change - if you ever find a solution to this issue please tell me. Don't you just love Windows? ;-)
Nope, just the USB2 drivers on the Dell resource cd. Where can I find the others? Also, what is the 'best practice, for installing these please - same as any others?
Oliver,
The QFE patch gets extracted from the Resource CD along with the USB 2.0 controller driver. The article I provided a link to describes how to install both the controller driver and the QFE patch. Look under the section with the heading
Run the Windows XP Update.
I did a clean install from ME to 2000 8100. I had other device also. Had three of them. The chipsets, the sound card and the modem, oh, and last but not least the networking card. All of those drivers had to be installed. Without the chipset memory controller, I did'nt have any RAM.
Forgive me, but this route produces the error message that it can only be applied to versions of WindowsXP without any update packages installed. My machine has WindowsXP SP1 installed. Is there a way of achieving the same result with SP1 installed?
Fleaman
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December 11th, 2002 12:00
Oliver
If you have just got this system then it could be the SoundBlaster card is not installed correctly (the card also has an IDE connection on it), try re-installing the device...
Fleaman
oliverfuller
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December 11th, 2002 13:00
Sorry Fleaman - a pernicious typo crept in: should read "SM Bus Controller" Blame the sticky fingures!
This machine came with onboard sound which sounded so awful I disabled it at the bios and added a SoundBlaster Audigy card which work and sound fine. Any ideas on SM Bus Controller ?
Oliver
Karell
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December 12th, 2002 16:00
Oliver,
Thank you for using the Dell Community Forum.
The chipset drivers can be found
oliverfuller
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December 22nd, 2002 10:00
Sorry to report that installing this file does not remove the issue - namely, SM BUS CONTROLLER is still installed and still cannot find the necessary drivers. Installing SP1 makes no difference either. Any ideas Dell gentlemen?
Oliver in Scotland.
oliverfuller
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December 22nd, 2002 12:00
Damned typos again - the above, of course, should read Not installed - sorry ;-(
Oliver
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December 23rd, 2002 03:00
Oliver,
Install the USB 2.0 controller drivers as described.
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January 5th, 2003 09:00
Oliver,
I am having the same problem as you. A couple days ago my system crashed and I had to re-install XP. The only thing that is stilll amiss is the SM bus controller. I also have a Sound Blaster 4 port card, but it doesn't seem to be affecting it, or any other part of my system. I ran fdisk and scan disk, not to mention other programs to see if anything would pick it up, NADA! Did you try to uninstall and then re-install the soundblaster card. I haven't tried that yet, but it's worth a shot, couldn't hurt any!
Hotwke
oliverfuller
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January 5th, 2003 09:00
USB drivers reinstalled - same error in device manager. Ho hum!
Any more useful sugestions please?
Best wishes
Oliver in Scotland
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oliverfuller
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January 5th, 2003 12:00
Tried un and reinstalling my SB Audigy card with no change - if you ever find a solution to this issue please tell me. Don't you just love Windows? ;-)
Oliver
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January 5th, 2003 22:00
Did you install the Microsoft QFE patch for USB 2.0 support after installing the controller drivers?
oliverfuller
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January 6th, 2003 07:00
Hi, Namek
Nope, just the USB2 drivers on the Dell resource cd. Where can I find the others? Also, what is the 'best practice, for installing these please - same as any others?
TIA
Oliver
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oliverfuller
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January 14th, 2003 12:00
Dear Namek (or anyone else!)
Could you come back to me on this one please - where can I find the Microsoft QFE patch for USB 2.0 support ?
Oliver
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January 14th, 2003 13:00
The QFE patch gets extracted from the Resource CD along with the USB 2.0 controller driver. The article I provided a link to describes how to install both the controller driver and the QFE patch. Look under the section with the heading Run the Windows XP Update.
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January 15th, 2003 01:00
oliverfuller
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January 15th, 2003 10:00
Dear Namek
Forgive me, but this route produces the error message that it can only be applied to versions of WindowsXP without any update packages installed. My machine has WindowsXP SP1 installed. Is there a way of achieving the same result with SP1 installed?
TIA
Oliver