Intel Corporation Intel R 7 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Intel R 7 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller is a hdc hardware device. The developer of this driver was Intel Corporation. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_1E03&SUBSYS_05661028.

1. How to manually install Intel Corporation Intel R 7 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Intel Corporation Intel R 7 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 11.6.1.1001 dated 2012-09-18.
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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 confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver setup 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 new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
File size of the driver: 378595 bytes (369.72 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 5 stars out of 2447 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Intel Corporation Intel R 7 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller driver

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

1. Open DriverMax and push on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Intel Corporation Intel R 7 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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