Intel Intel R 946GZ/PL/GL Processor to I/O Controller - 2970 driver download and installation

Intel R 946GZ/PL/GL Processor to I/O Controller - 2970 is a Chipset device. This Windows driver was developed by Intel. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_2970; this string has to match your hardware.

1. How to manually install Intel Intel R 946GZ/PL/GL Processor to I/O Controller - 2970 driver

1. Download the setup file for Intel Intel R 946GZ/PL/GL Processor to I/O Controller - 2970 driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 9.1.9.1005 dated 2013-07-25.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) is started then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Size of this driver: 19462 bytes (19.01 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.9 stars out of 40300 votes.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 2000 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Intel Intel R 946GZ/PL/GL Processor to I/O Controller - 2970 driver

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. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Intel Intel R 946GZ/PL/GL Processor to I/O Controller - 2970 driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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