Intel Corporation Intel R 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller driver download and installation

Intel R 7 Series/C216 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_1E02&SUBSYS_05451028.

1. Manually install Intel Corporation Intel R 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller driver

1. Download the setup file for Intel Corporation Intel R 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 11.6.1.1001 released on 2012-09-18.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) is started then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty 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 fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
Driver file size: 378595 bytes (369.72 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.3 stars by 21206 users.
This driver is 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. Installing the Intel Corporation Intel R 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family 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. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and press 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 driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Intel Corporation Intel R 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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