You can download the chipset drivers from the INTEL site. Download the
drivers for Intel chipset 845 family and install.

Goodluck,


Ebi

>From: generalstuff <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
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>Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Missing in OEM XP?
>Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 19:31:30 -0400
>
>Thanks Rick, but the site you suggested wants $100 a year to "subscribe."
>I'm retired and don't have that kind of money -  especially since there is
>no way for me to know that it could actually help me find the right driver
>for my HP  SM Bus Controller driver.  I really feel "taken" that HP refuses
>to supply the drivers for their hardware (without installing their
>crapware).
>
>You guys usually really come through - anyone know how I could find the
>RIGHT driver for my HP mother-board-build-in SM Bus Controller?  (Intel
>Chipset 82845G)  Imperial motherboard.
>
>Many thanks to Tracy for showing me how to completely solve the Missing in
>OEM XP problem with Word 2000 - worked like a charm!
>
>AnnaSummers
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Richard Glazier" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 12:18 AM
>Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Missing in OEM XP?
>
>
>The SMBus controller is the 'System Management Bus controller'.
>It's part of the Intel chipset on your motherboard.
>(I use AMD so can't explain it too well...)
>But, just like the AMD chipsets, it helps to have the latest driver for it.
>
>See a fuller answer here...
>http://www.experts-exchange.com/Hardware/Q_20966120.html
>
>                                           Rick Glazier
>
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