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

Intel R 7 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller is a hdc device. This Windows driver was developed by Intel Corporation. PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_1E03&SUBSYS_059A1028 is the matching hardware id of this device.

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

1. Download the driver setup file for Intel Corporation Intel R 7 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 11.6.1.1001 released on 2012-09-18.
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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. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by Intel Corporation.
Download size of the driver: 378595 bytes (369.72 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.5 stars out of 35263 votes.
This driver was released for 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Intel Corporation Intel R 7 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller driver

The 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 take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Intel Corporation Intel R 7 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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