PMC-Sierra Adaptec SAS Adapter 8885HE - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Adaptec SAS Adapter 8885HE is a SCSI Adapter hardware device. The developer of this driver was PMC-Sierra. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_9005&DEV_8077&SUBSYS_08089005; this string has to match your hardware.

1. PMC-Sierra Adaptec SAS Adapter 8885HE - install the driver manually

1. Download the setup file for PMC-Sierra Adaptec SAS Adapter 8885HE driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 1.2.0.10624 dated 2014-03-18.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) is started then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
The file size of this driver is 435838 bytes (425.62 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.9 stars out of 44938 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. Using DriverMax to install PMC-Sierra Adaptec SAS Adapter 8885HE driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the PMC-Sierra Adaptec SAS Adapter 8885HE driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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