PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1C20

Audio driver

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1C20 is the Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller, an audio device. Without it you may get no sound, a missing speaker icon or a device marked as unknown. Get it from Windows Update or your PC maker first; the chip maker's own package is on learn.microsoft.com.

Download from learn.microsoft.comFull guide: High Definition Audio Device

Device details

Hardware IDPCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1C20
Device name6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller
MakerIntel Corporation (PCI vendor ID 8086)
Device typeAudio
Driver guideHigh Definition Audio Device
Known OEM variants13

PCs and boards that use this chip

Each line is a subsystem ID: the full hardware ID ends in SUBSYS_ plus these eight characters when the 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller is built into that maker's product.

Full hardware ID endingMakerProduct
SUBSYS_04901028DellAlienware M17x R3
SUBSYS_04A31028DellPrecision M4600
SUBSYS_04AA1028DellXPS 8300
SUBSYS_04B21028DellVostro 3350
SUBSYS_04DA1028DellVostro 3750
SUBSYS_2ABF103CHewlett-Packard CompanyHP Pavilion p6-2100 Desktop PC Series
SUBSYS_84181043ASUSTeK Computer Inc.P8P67 Deluxe Motherboard
SUBSYS_841B1043ASUSTeK Computer Inc.P8H67 Series Motherboard
SUBSYS_21CF17AALenovoThinkPad T520
SUBSYS_307017AALenovoThinkCentre M91p
SUBSYS_20088086Intel CorporationDQ67SW board
SUBSYS_200D8086Intel CorporationDH61CR motherboard
SUBSYS_72708086Intel CorporationApple MacBookPro8,2 [Core i7, 15", 2011]

If your SUBSYS matches a laptop or board maker in this list, that maker's support page has the version tested for your model.

How to install the driver for 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller

  1. Confirm the ID. In Device Manager, right-click the device, open Properties, then Details, and pick Hardware Ids. The first line should start with PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1C20.
  2. Try Windows Update. Settings, Windows Update, Advanced options, Optional updates. Audio drivers often appear here.
  3. Check your PC maker. Enter your model or serial number on its support site and look under Audio or Sound.
  4. Use the chip maker's package. Microsoft: High Definition Audio DDI on learn.microsoft.com. Our high definition audio device guide explains which package fits.
  5. Restart and check. Play a sound and check the output device in Settings, System, Sound.

Other Intel audio IDs

Device names: The PCI ID Repository, public data. We never host driver files: downloads come from the maker.