Driver for VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT8251 AHCI RAID Controller - downloading and installing it

VIA VT8251 AHCI RAID Controller is a SCSI Adapter device. This Windows driver was developed by VIA Technologies, Inc.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_1106&DEV_3349&CC_0106.

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

1. You can download from the link below the driver setup file for the VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT8251 AHCI RAID Controller driver. The archive contains version 5.1.2600.520 released on 2005-10-25 of the driver.
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3. Start the driver installer file from a user account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is running please 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 will guide you; it should be quite easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will scan your computer and will install the right driver.
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7. When the operation finishes shutdown and restart your PC in order to use the updated driver. It is as simple as that to install a Windows driver!
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
Driver file size: 65267 bytes (63.74 KB)
Driver rating 4.7 stars out of 14674 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. Installing the VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT8251 AHCI RAID Controller driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button named ~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 VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT8251 AHCI RAID Controller driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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