Double-click the Intel chipset device from the list.Optional: Install the updated Intel Chipset Device Software or Intel Server Chipset Driver from Windows Update:.

Or contact your computer manufacturer for the SMBus driver appropriate for your system.

Intel® Desktop Boards or Intel® Server Boards: Download and install Intel® Desktop Utilities.

The SMBus device driver may need to be reinstalled:.Open Device Manager, and then click Start > Control Panel > Device Manager.

Roll back to the previous Intel SMBus Controller device driver:.

The Intel Chipset Device Software does not install device drivers for the Intel SMBus Controller, resulting in a loss of device functionality. This information allows the operating system to display the correct product name for that piece of hardware in Device Manager. The existing Intel SMBus Controller device drivers are overwritten with the Intel Chipset Device Software, which provides the operating system with information about the device/hardware. If the device driver for the Intel SMBus Controller is not correctly installed, the temperature reporting, as an example, for the processor, PCH, and memory modules may not function as expected. The SMBus is used for system management communications. You may experience a loss of functionality for the listed Intel SMBus Controller devices. 1 This loss of functionality applies to Windows* 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server systems. Intel SMBus Controller device drivers are overwritten with Intel® Chipset Device Software when updated through Microsoft Windows* Update, causing a loss of functionality for affected Intel SMBus Controller devices.

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