Intel Corporation Intel R 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Intel R 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller is a hdc hardware device. The developer of this driver was Intel Corporation. PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_1E02&CC_0106 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Install Intel Corporation Intel R 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Intel Corporation Intel R 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 12.8.5.1000 dated 2013-09-18.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is running 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 straightforward. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

Driver rating 3.8 stars out of 70482 votes.

2. How to install Intel Corporation Intel R 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller driver using DriverMax

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

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 available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Intel Corporation Intel R 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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