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

Intel R 8 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller is a hdc device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Intel Corporation. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_8C03&CC_0106; this string has to match your hardware.

1. How to manually install Intel Corporation Intel R 8 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Intel Corporation Intel R 8 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 12.8.4.1000 released on 2013-09-11.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) 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 quite easy to follow. The driver setup 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, it is as simple as that.
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2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Intel Corporation Intel R 8 Series 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 press 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 detected driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Intel Corporation Intel R 8 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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