PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_8C3A
Management Engine driver
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_8C3A is the Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1, a Management Engine device. It is the Intel Management Engine interface. It needs the Intel MEI driver from your PC maker for firmware updates and some power features. Get it from Windows Update or your PC maker first; the chip maker's own package is on intel.com.
Device details
| Hardware ID | PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_8C3A |
|---|---|
| Device name | 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 |
| Maker | Intel Corporation (PCI vendor ID 8086) |
| Device type | Management Engine |
| Driver guide | Get the Intel ME driver |
| Latest official package | Intel Management Engine Drivers for Windows 10 and Windows 11 2618.9.30.0, June 17, 2026 |
| Known OEM variants | 6 |
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 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 is built into that maker's product.
| Full hardware ID ending | Maker | Product |
|---|---|---|
SUBSYS_05D71028 | Dell | Alienware X51 R2 |
SUBSYS_1909103C | Hewlett-Packard Company | ZBook 15 |
SUBSYS_1998103C | Hewlett-Packard Company | EliteDesk 800 G1 |
SUBSYS_220E17AA | Lenovo | ThinkPad T440p |
SUBSYS_309817AA | Lenovo | ThinkCentre E73 |
SUBSYS_309F17AA | Lenovo | ThinkCentre M83 |
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 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family MEI 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_8C3A. - Try Windows Update. Settings, Windows Update, Advanced options, Optional updates. The MEI driver is often delivered here.
- Check your PC maker. Enter your model or serial number on its support site and look under Chipset.
- Use the chip maker's package. Intel Management Engine Drivers for Windows 10 and Windows 11 on intel.com. Our get the intel me driver guide explains which package fits.
- Restart and check. Device Manager should show Intel Management Engine Interface under System devices.
Other Intel management engine IDs
VEN_8086&DEV_7F6D800 Series Chipset Family CSME HECI #4VEN_8086&DEV_7F7C800 Series Chipset Family Silicon Security Engine HECI #1VEN_8086&DEV_7F7D800 Series Chipset Family Silicon Security Engine HECI #2VEN_8086&DEV_7F7E800 Series Chipset Family Silicon Security Engine HECI #3VEN_8086&DEV_8C3B8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #2VEN_8086&DEV_8CBA9 Series Chipset Family ME Interface #1VEN_8086&DEV_8CBB9 Series Chipset Family ME Interface #2VEN_8086&DEV_8D3AC610/X99 series chipset MEI Controller #1
Device names: The PCI ID Repository, public data. We never host driver files: downloads come from the maker.