Intel Intel R Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA AHCI Controller driver download and installation

Intel R Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA AHCI Controller is a hdc hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Intel. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_1C02&SUBSYS_17D4103C; this string has to match your hardware.

1. How to manually install Intel Intel R Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA AHCI Controller driver

1. You can download from the link below the driver setup file for the Intel Intel R Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA AHCI Controller driver. The archive contains version 11.0.0.1032 released on 2011-11-29 of the driver.
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3. Start the driver installer file from a user account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is enabled please accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which will guide you; it should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan your computer and will install the right driver.
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7. When the operation finishes restart your PC in order to use the updated driver. It is as simple as that to install a Windows driver!
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Size of this driver: 330947 bytes (323.19 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.5 stars out of 23021 votes.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 64 bits
• 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Intel Intel R Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA AHCI Controller driver

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and click 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 Intel R Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA AHCI Controller driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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