PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_A131

Thermal and platform driver

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_A131 is the Intel Corporation 100/C230 Series Chipset Family Thermal Subsystem, a thermal and platform device. It is a thermal or power management part. Without its driver the fan and performance profiles may not work as designed. Get it from Windows Update or your PC maker first; the chip maker's own package is on intel.com.

Device details

Hardware IDPCI\VEN_8086&DEV_A131
Device name100/C230 Series Chipset Family Thermal Subsystem
MakerIntel Corporation (PCI vendor ID 8086)
Device typeThermal and platform
Driver guideSignal Processing Controller
Known OEM variants3

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 100/C230 Series Chipset Family Thermal Subsystem is built into that maker's product.

Full hardware ID endingMakerProduct
SUBSYS_06E41028DellXPS 15 9550
SUBSYS_825B103CHewlett-Packard CompanyOMEN-17-w001nv
SUBSYS_79941462Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. [MSI]H110M ECO/GAMING

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 100/C230 Series Chipset Family Thermal Subsystem

  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_A131.
  2. Try Windows Update. Settings, Windows Update, Advanced options, Optional updates. Thermal framework drivers may be offered here.
  3. Check your PC maker. Enter your model or serial number on its support site and look under Chipset or Power Management.
  4. Use the chip maker's package. Intel: which Dynamic Tuning Technology / DPTF driver to install on intel.com. Our signal processing controller guide explains which package fits.
  5. Restart and check. Device Manager should show it without a yellow mark.

Other Intel thermal and platform IDs

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