Download driver for the main system device for Windows 7

Method 1: chipset ID

Before you go to download the drivers, you need to determine the model of the chipset. The easiest thing to do is using the device ID, which will also be the main way to load service software.

1. Call "Device Manager" by any acceptable method, for example, via the "Run" means: Press the Win + R keys, write the DevmGMT.msc command and click OK.



2. After starting the snap, open the category of system devices, find the required position, then click on it with the right mouse button and select "Properties".



3. Go to the "Details" tab, then use the "Property" drop-down menu and select "EQUIPMENT ID", then click the PCM by the top value and use the "Copy" option.



4. Copying the data, use one of the model definition services by ID - for example, Devid. Enter the value obtained in the previous step in the resource search engine and click Search.



5. One of the results will be the desired model. From here you can download the driver.

Method 2: manufacturer's website

Having in the hands of the exact name of the chipset, you can easily find drivers to it. The most reliable is considered to obtain software from the official resource of the device manufacturer, in our case it will be Intel.

Official site Intel

1. Open the site on the link above, then click "Support" or "More" - "Support".



2. Now click on the "File Download Center" link.



3. After downloading the page, use the search engine - enter the name of the model of the desired device and click on the "Find" button.



4. A suitable driver appears - to start the download, go to the name of the link.

   

   Now accept the license agreement.



5. The archive with the data will be loaded and ready to install.

Method 3: Driver Support

You can speed up the process of receiving the service software for the chipset using a third-party application to install drivers. The optimal solution of this class is DriverPack Solution, in the arsenal of which an extensive database, an understandable interface and high speed of work.

Read more: Download drivers using DriverPack Solution

If this solution does not suit you something, check out the list of analog programs.

Read more: Driverpackers for Windows WINDOVS

Method 4: "Device Manager"

The drivers for the goods under consideration can be obtained and using the system tools, namely, already mentioned above the "Device Manager". The fact is that this snap is in its composition a utility to search for service software on Microsoft servers. The nuances of use are considered by one of our authors in another article.

Read more: Download drivers using Windows system tools