VIA VT3149 Primary IDE Channel how to download and install the driver

VT3149 Primary IDE Channel is a hdc hardware device. This driver was developed by VIA. The hardware id of this driver is 3149_Primary_IDE_Channel.

1. Install VIA VT3149 Primary IDE Channel driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for VIA VT3149 Primary IDE Channel driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.1.2600.120 dated 2004-10-22.
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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 pretty straightforward. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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VIA applied a digital signature to this driver.
The file size of this driver is 143604 bytes (140.24 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 5 stars out of 44756 votes.
This driver is 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. How to use DriverMax to install VIA VT3149 Primary IDE Channel driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install 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 using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and press 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. Search the list until you find the VIA VT3149 Primary IDE Channel driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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