sm bus controller driver windows 10 64 bit dellsm bus controller driver windows 10 64 bit dell

To download the correct driver, you need two pieces of information:

You downloaded the chipset driver from Dell, ran it as Administrator, rebooted, but the yellow mark remains. Try these solutions:

For very old Dell systems (e.g., Latitude E6420, OptiPlex 780, Inspiron 1545) that originally shipped with Windows 7, Dell may not officially support Windows 10 64-bit. However, you can still get the SM Bus driver to work.

The workaround:

  • Install. In most cases, the Windows 7 chipset driver works perfectly on Windows 10 64-bit for older Dell hardware.

  • If the standard chipset driver does not resolve the issue, consider these possibilities:

    No. While Windows will boot and run, your system will lack thermal monitoring and power management. Over time, this can lead to: