Intel Intel R PCI Express Root Port - 2981 - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Intel R PCI Express Root Port - 2981 is a Chipset hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Intel. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_2981; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Intel Intel R PCI Express Root Port - 2981 - install the driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Intel Intel R PCI Express Root Port - 2981 driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 8.0.0.1005 released on 2005-11-18.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) 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. 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. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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There is no digital signature available for this driver.
The file size of this driver is 2785 bytes (2.72 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 3.7 stars out of 14356 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with 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 PCI Express Root Port - 2981 driver

The most important 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, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and press 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. Scroll the list down until you locate the Intel Intel R PCI Express Root Port - 2981 driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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