Intel no longer hosts drivers for the 82801 series on their modern download center because these products are classified as "End of Life" (discontinued before 2010). However, Intel keeps a legacy archive.

Before downloading, confirm your chipset. If you have the Device Manager open, look at the properties of other devices. If you see other Intel devices (like SMBus Controller or USB Controllers), you are on the right track. The 244E ID strongly suggests an older Intel ICH4 or ICH5 chipset.

Windows Update may be overwriting your driver. To prevent this:

Any website offering a single .exe or .sys file for "244E" alone is likely misleading or distributing malware.

Here is the critical piece of information you need to know:

: 7.0.1.1011 (Legacy version often bundled with older systems). Hardware ID : PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_244E . Installation Methods