VIA VT3164 Secondary IDE Channel - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

VT3164 Secondary IDE Channel is a hdc hardware device. The developer of this driver was VIA. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is 3164_Secondary_IDE_Channel.

1. How to manually install VIA VT3164 Secondary IDE Channel driver

1. Download the setup file for VIA VT3164 Secondary IDE Channel driver from the link below. This download link is 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 enabled then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver installation wizard, which should be quite straightforward. 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, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Download size of the driver: 143604 bytes (140.24 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 5 stars by 44817 users.
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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install VIA VT3164 Secondary IDE Channel driver

The most important 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 easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and push on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Search the list until you locate the VIA VT3164 Secondary IDE Channel driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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