Intel Intel R ICH7M/MDH SATA AHCI Controller - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Intel R ICH7M/MDH SATA AHCI Controller is a hdc device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Intel. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_27C5&CC_0106.

1. Intel Intel R ICH7M/MDH SATA AHCI Controller driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the setup file for Intel Intel R ICH7M/MDH SATA AHCI Controller driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 10.1.5.1001 released on 2011-02-18.
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3. Run the driver installation 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. Go through the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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Intel applied a digital signature to this driver.
Size of this driver: 257195 bytes (251.17 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.7 stars out of 26855 votes.
This driver is compatible with 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 ICH7M/MDH SATA AHCI Controller driver

The 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. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and push 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 find the Intel Intel R ICH7M/MDH SATA AHCI Controller driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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