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. This Windows driver was developed by Intel Corporation. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_1E02&SUBSYS_2AF3103C; this string has to match your hardware.

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 link below. This is the download link for the driver version 12.8.2.1000 dated 2013-08-28.
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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 setup wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup 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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Intel Corporation applied a digital signature to this driver.
Driver file size: 364573 bytes (356.03 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.6 stars out of 55877 votes.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• 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. 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 setup the driver for you in just a few seconds 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. Open DriverMax and push on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of available 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. Finished installing the driver!
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