Intel Corporation Intel R 8 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Intel R 8 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller is a hdc device. This Windows driver was developed by Intel Corporation. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_9C03&SUBSYS_2B14103C.

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

1. You can download from the link below the driver setup file for the Intel Corporation Intel R 8 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller driver. The archive contains version 12.8.2.1000 dated 2013-08-28 of the driver.
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3. Run the driver installer file from a user account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is started please confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which will guide you; it should be quite easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will scan your computer and will install the right driver.
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7. When the operation finishes shutdown and restart your computer in order to use the updated driver. It is as simple as that to install a Windows driver!
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
Download size of the driver: 364573 bytes (356.03 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.6 stars out of 43388 votes.
This driver is compatible with 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. Installing the Intel Corporation Intel R 8 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, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~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 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. Finished installing the driver!
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