Driver for Intel Corporation Intel R 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller - downloading and installing it

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

1. Intel Corporation Intel R 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Intel Corporation Intel R 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 12.9.2.1000 dated 2014-02-26.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is running then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan 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, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

Driver rating 3.5 stars out of 19961 votes.

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

The most important 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. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and press 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 driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find 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 all, the driver is now installed!
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