Intel Intel R ICH7R/DH SATA AHCI Controller - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Intel R ICH7R/DH SATA AHCI Controller is a hdc device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Intel. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_27C1&SUBSYS_2A53103C; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Manually install Intel Intel R ICH7R/DH SATA AHCI Controller driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Intel Intel R ICH7R/DH SATA AHCI Controller driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 8.7.0.1007 dated 2008-12-04.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is started then you will have to confirm the installation 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 computer and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
Driver file size: 239506 bytes (233.89 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.3 stars by 55228 users.
This driver will work 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. Installing the Intel Intel R ICH7R/DH SATA AHCI Controller driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. 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. Search the list until you find the Intel Intel R ICH7R/DH SATA AHCI Controller driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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