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 hardware device. This driver was developed by Intel. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_27C5&CC_0106; this string has to match your hardware.

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 8.5.0.1032 released on 2008-07-20.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) is enabled then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver was not digitally signed.
Download size of the driver: 196065 bytes (191.47 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 3.9 stars out of 38653 votes.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

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

2. Using DriverMax to install Intel Intel R ICH7M/MDH 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 with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and push on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to 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 find the Intel Intel R ICH7M/MDH SATA AHCI Controller driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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