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Request: Driver For SM Bus Controller On My Mini PC (pls help)

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  1. Noor Ekström
    @earlyprobe

    After a fresh install on my mini PC, Device Manager shows a SM Bus Controller with a yellow mark. Everything seems to work, but i hate leaving unknown devices around. Does ASUS P5KPL-AM Bios include the driver for this? How do i find out what this device actually is before installing random packages? Id rather not use driver updater tools if i can avoid it. thx in advance!!

    have u tried turning it off and on again (im only half joking)

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  2. Dario H.
    @dario_tiny

    hmmm did you install the PC makers package or teh generic one from ASUS?

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  4. Elif
    @polarsage
    in reply to @earlyprobe

    ahh classic exact same thing happened to my gaming rig last month... is request even worth bothering with or should i just leave it

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  6. Haruto
    @frame_lab

    not gonna lie this is driving me nuts spent a whole week on vista, and im still not done

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  8. Wren Lindqvist
    @ping_shed312
    in reply to @ping_shed312

    hmmm open Device Manager > device > Properties > Details > Hardware Ids. The VEN_xxxx&DEV_xxxx part identifies teh vendor and device. searching that ID (or checking the INF files in a driver package) tells you which package covers it. lmk how it goes

    printer saw i was in a hurry and chose violence

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  9. Wren Vance
    @wrenv458

    if teh device works and nothing is broken, leaving it unknown is usually harmless, but installing the right driver can improve power management or sensors. fingers crossed 🤞

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  11. Silas
    @silas.gill

    The Microsoft Update Catalog can seacrh by hardware ID and often has teh matching driver package. fingers crossed 🤞

    have u tried turning it off and on again (im only half joking)

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  12. Bram G.
    @bram.gill-2qk

    common mappings: SM Bus Controller usually needs the chipset package; PCI Simple Communications Controller is often the Management Engine interface; Data Acquisition and Signal Processing Controller often relates to thermal or platform drivers.

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  13. Theo Pereira
    @theo_voxel

    lol same thing happened to me download drivers from teh PC or motherboard makers support page for ur exact model :) Their package lists usaully include chipset, ME, serial IO and platform drivers. hope that helps :)

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  15. Noor Ekström
    @earlyprobe
    in reply to @theo_voxel

    @theo_voxel omggg turns out P5KPL-AM Bios did include it, i just needed to reboot after teh install. thanks! seriously made my day 😭🙏

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