sm bus controller - optiplex gx620

What version of Windows? Are you using an account with Administrator privileges?

Did you get any error messages when you tried to install the chipset? You might try installing it again, after rebooting in Safe Mode. Then reboot normally after it's installed.

If that doesn't help and this just happened, a System Restore to latest date available when you know it was ok, may fix the problem. Personal files will be ok, but you will have to reinstall any software updates and hotfixes originally installed after the date used for the restore.

SM Bus controller is almost always chipset Driver is not installed.:emotion-3:

You have to install the correct version of the chipset drivers.

Chipset - Driver

Description	Importance	Version	Released	Supported OS	Download
Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility, v.9.3.0.1026 Software support for Intel Chipsets.	Urgent	9.3.0.1026	11/06/2012	XP, VISTA, WIN7, WIN8	Intel® Chipset Device Software (INF Update Utility)
Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility, v.8.0.0.1009, A18 Software support for Intel Chipsets.	Urgent	8.0.0.1009	6/25/2008	Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows XP x64
Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility, v.8.1.1.1010, A01 Software support for Intel Chipsets.	Recommended	8.1.1.1010	1/22/2007	Windows Vista 64-bit Windows Vista 32-bit

I tried downloading the driver that said it was for 32 bit os but the readme is saying it's for 64.

What version of Windows? Are you using an account with Administrator privileges?

windows xp pro

Did you get any error messages when you tried to install the chipset?

You might try installing it again, after rebooting in Safe Mode. Then reboot normally after it's installed.

If that doesn't help and this just happened, a System Restore to latest date available when you know it was ok, may fix the problem. Personal files will be ok, but you will have to reinstall any software updates and hotfixes originally installed after the date used for the restore.

This is a new system. I just installed the os.

You might be able to get it straight from Intel's download site.

www.intel.com/.../support

Intel had a scan to detect whether the intel drivers are current. This is what it found:

Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility (Chipset INF)

Product Detected Intel® 6, 5, 4, 3, 900 Series Chipsets

Current Version Installed 9.3.0.1026

This version is valid.

That's odd ... regarding the SM Bus driver, is there an error message associated with the yellow symbol?

If you just installed the OS, did you install Desktop System Software (System Utilities) as the very first driver after loading XP? That should have been installed, before the chipset.

Have you installed the service packs?

If not, you might consider installing those. Afterwards, reinstall the chipset drivers.

Do you mean the xp service packs? It's got sp3.

I didn't install the system utilities (yet). Didn't know they were necessary.

Do you mean the xp service packs? It's got sp3.

You can buy Windows 8 for $40 for today only. Otherwise, you may want to try reinstalling Windows XP and before you do, enter the Recovery Console on the Windows XP install disc and run the FIXMBR command to knock out any malware hooking the Master Boot Record.

SM Bus controller is CHIPSET Driver.  You have malware interfering with windows installer or some other issue.

Its definitely not rocket science to reinstall XP on a GX620.

Actually I think the $40 deal is gone since its already Friday in Japan.