

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.
