Driver for Intel Corporation Intel R 8 Series/C220 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller - downloading and installing it

Intel R 8 Series/C220 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller is a hdc device. This driver was developed by Intel Corporation. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_8C02&SUBSYS_2AF7103C; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Intel Corporation Intel R 8 Series/C220 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the setup file for Intel Corporation Intel R 8 Series/C220 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 12.8.2.1000 dated 2013-08-28.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is started then you will have to confirm the installation 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. Restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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Intel Corporation applied a digital signature to this driver.
Size of this driver: 364573 bytes (356.03 KB)
Driver rating 4.4 stars out of 56201 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Intel Corporation Intel R 8 Series/C220 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install 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 with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

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 computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Search the list until you find the Intel Corporation Intel R 8 Series/C220 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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