VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT8251 AHCI RAID Controller - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

VIA VT8251 AHCI RAID Controller is a SCSI Adapter hardware device. This driver was developed by VIA Technologies, Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_1106&DEV_3349&CC_0104; this string has to match your hardware.

1. VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT8251 AHCI RAID Controller driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the setup file for VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT8251 AHCI RAID Controller driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.1.2600.542 released on 2007-03-21.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is running then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be quite straightforward. 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 computer and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
File size of the driver: 73215 bytes (71.50 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.5 stars out of 11187 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT8251 AHCI RAID Controller driver

The 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. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and click 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 driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT8251 AHCI RAID Controller driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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