yellow question marks in device manager

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oldmanlat

Hi.
I recently re-installed XP SP2 after a crash.
In device manager under "Other devices" there are (4)items that have a
yellow question mark.
"Multimedia Controller"
"PCI Simple Communications Controller"
"PCI Simple Communications Controller"
"SM Bus Controller"
(driver unknown, no date, no version, not digitally signed under properties
on all (4) drivers) When I try to update the drivers, (all 4) items get the
same results. XP Hardware Update Wizard says: "Cannot Install this Hardware"
"The hardware was not installed because the wizard cannot find the necessary
software" I tried getting drivers from Intel with no luck, the chipset
installed is Intel G965 Express
Thanks.
oldmanlat
 
B

Brendan

Oldmanlat,

I get these alot, when i build computers. Most often they are your
motherboard chipset drivers. Go to the maker of your computer (ie:Dell, HP)
and check out the downloads they have available for your paticular model and
just start going though them. The multimida controller is your audio drivers
missing.

If you built the PC your self, you can go to the manufacturer of your MB to
get the drivers that way.

I hope this helps you

Brendan
 
D

db.·.. >

yeah,

whenever the o.s. is reinstalled
additional files and drivers also
have to be reinstalled from the
computers homesite.
 
P

philo

oldmanlat said:
Hi.
I recently re-installed XP SP2 after a crash.
In device manager under "Other devices" there are (4)items that have a
yellow question mark.
"Multimedia Controller"
"PCI Simple Communications Controller"
"PCI Simple Communications Controller"
"SM Bus Controller"
(driver unknown, no date, no version, not digitally signed under properties
on all (4) drivers) When I try to update the drivers, (all 4) items get the
same results. XP Hardware Update Wizard says: "Cannot Install this Hardware"
"The hardware was not installed because the wizard cannot find the necessary
software" I tried getting drivers from Intel with no luck, the chipset
installed is Intel G965 Express
Thanks.
oldmanlat


Then you searched incorrectly as Intel has drivers for it's mobo's.

http://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/sb/CS-022768.htm


The only thing is that they are typically in a self-extracting and
installing executable..
but once you run it (there may be several you need), your drivers will be
installed
 
G

Gerry

What was causing the original crash before you reinstalled?


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Stourport, England
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