Driver for Apple Inc. Thunderbolt - downloading and installing it

Thunderbolt is a Chipset device. This driver was developed by Apple Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_1513&CC_0880; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Manually install Apple Inc. Thunderbolt driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Apple Inc. Thunderbolt driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.0.0.0 released on 2012-08-28.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) is running 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. Restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

This driver received an average rating of 3.9 stars out of 20758 votes.

2. Installing the Apple Inc. Thunderbolt 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 easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button that says ~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. Scroll the list down until you find the Apple Inc. Thunderbolt driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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