Driver for Adaptec Adaptec AIC-7870 PCI SCSI Controller - downloading and installing it

Adaptec AIC-7870 PCI SCSI Controller is a SCSI Adapter hardware device. This driver was developed by Adaptec. PCI/VEN_9004&DEV_7078 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. How to manually install Adaptec Adaptec AIC-7870 PCI SCSI Controller driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Adaptec Adaptec AIC-7870 PCI SCSI Controller driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 5.5.5.0 dated 2006-06-21.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (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 installation wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. 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 updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4 stars out of 50246 votes.

2. Using DriverMax to install Adaptec Adaptec AIC-7870 PCI SCSI Controller driver

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 using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Adaptec Adaptec AIC-7870 PCI SCSI Controller driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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