Driver for Intel Corporation Intel R 5 Series/3400 Series SATA AHCI Controller - downloading and installing it

Intel R 5 Series/3400 Series SATA AHCI Controller is a hdc device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Intel Corporation. PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_3B22&CC_0106 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Install Intel Corporation Intel R 5 Series/3400 Series SATA AHCI Controller driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Intel Corporation Intel R 5 Series/3400 Series SATA AHCI Controller driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 12.8.7.1000 released on 2013-10-18.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is started then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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2. Installing the Intel Corporation Intel R 5 Series/3400 Series SATA AHCI Controller driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup 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 take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Search the list until you find the Intel Corporation Intel R 5 Series/3400 Series SATA AHCI Controller driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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