Intel Corporation Intel R 5 Series/3400 Series SATA AHCI Controller - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Intel R 5 Series/3400 Series SATA AHCI Controller is a SCSI Adapter device. This driver was developed by Intel Corporation. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_3B22&CC_0106; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Intel Corporation Intel R 5 Series/3400 Series SATA AHCI Controller - install the 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 download link is for the driver version 12.0.0.1013 dated 2012-03-12.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is enabled 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 quite 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 fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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Download size of the driver: 309740 bytes (302.48 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 3.9 stars by 98676 users.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

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 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 follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button named ~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 5 Series/3400 Series SATA AHCI Controller driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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