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

Intel R 7 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller is a hdc device. This Windows driver was developed by Intel Corporation. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_1E03&SUBSYS_059C1028; this string has to match your hardware.

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

1. Download the setup file for Intel Corporation Intel R 7 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 11.6.1.1001 dated 2012-09-18.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) 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 quite straightforward. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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Intel Corporation applied a digital signature to this driver.
File size of the driver: 378595 bytes (369.72 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.8 stars by 36626 users.
This driver is fully 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 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button that says ~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 available driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Intel Corporation Intel R 7 Series 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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