Make sure the Include Subfolders box is checked, and the driver should install. Select the Browse my computer for driver software option, and browse to the driver folder you unzipped. Go to the device manager and click on the smbus controller needing the driver.Ĭlick on the driver tab. Do not do anything with the files in the folder. Save and unzip the file I attached to its folder. SMBus Controller: I have zipped up and attached the driver you need for that device below.
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Copy them to a USB flash drive, and install them from that. You need these drivers.Donwload them from another PC. Other guidance for installing drivers generaly assumes you have internet access. I tried 'Atheros' (as it was famiar') but the options produce an 'Update driver warning', saying 'installing this device is not recommended.
If I go for 'Browse' and 'Let me Pick', I can select 'Network Adaptors' and variou manufacturer/products appear. If I click 'Update Driver' here and then 'Search Automatically', nothing is found. If I double click the 'Network Controller' branch the general properties say 'The drivers for this device are not installed (Code 28). The issue is 'Windows did not detect a properly installed network adaptor'.ĭevice Manager shows a (!) next to 'Network Controller' (also against Ethernet Controller, PCI Device and SMI Controller). I now need to load other software like Office, Norton etc, but my PC will not connect to my broadband / internet.
With some help (?) from Microsoft I got the W7 OS loaded OK, so now have a virgin basic set up. I have a Pavilion g6-1331sa laptop which was getting a bit slow and cranky so I decided to clean load Windows 7 from scratch and rebuild.