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Drivers Support for Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit - LAPQC71B

DriversWhere — Sat, 01 Jun 2024 19:22:40 GMT

Hello everyone. I've recently acquired a laptop whose model is mentioned in the subject. Everything was swimming fine until I installed Windows 10 (didn't want to use 11), and found out that Intel has removed the drivers section altogether from their website. The download center application only provides drivers for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and the NVIDIA GPU.

So, where do I get the rest of the drivers from?

P.S., I show the current location as there was nowhere else relevant.

Re: Drivers Support for Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit - LAPQC71B

n_scott_pearson — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 01:16:04 GMT

Yea, Intel discontinued the QC laptop kits and, as they often do (to thoroughly abandon their customers), yanked all of the QC-specific drivers.

So, I have a share that includes the set of drivers that I have in my archive for QC. They may not be the latest in all cases (I've tried to keep it up to date), but it should be a good starting point. Here is the link: LAPQC71x Drivers. The letter(s) at the beginning of the subfolder names indicate which versions of the laptop are pertinent. In your case, you want all subfolders that have a 'B' (as in LAPQC71B).

Now, this driver set didn't include Graphics, WiFi or Bluetooth; you should use the latest available for these. As of today, latest are:

Remember always install the Chipset driver package first (followed by a reboot before installing anything else).

Hope this helps,

...S

EDIT: Replaced expired drivers link with a good one (sorry).

Re: Drivers Support for Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit - LAPQC71B

AbduAlrhman — Sun, 27 Oct 2024 13:10:11 GMT

Mr.Scott
would you please help I need to download the control center for my laptop lapQC71B
and I can not find it anywhere in the website,
I contacted the support but they did not respond at all, Now I cant control the fans or the Keyboard RGB because the software is missing
if you have it or have a solution please help.

Thank you so much.

Re: Drivers Support for Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit - LAPQC71B

AlHill — Sun, 27 Oct 2024 13:15:31 GMT

This should do it for you (attached):

Doc (not an Intel employee or contractor)
[Fear and the desire for control are primary motivators for shadow dwellers. ]

Re: Drivers Support for Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit - LAPQC71B

n_scott_pearson — Sun, 27 Oct 2024 21:16:09 GMT

That's the version you want. Thanks Al, I had v2.2.0.22 in my archive.

...S

Re: Drivers Support for Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit - LAPQC71B

laniqu — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 16:40:18 GMT

Mr. Scott
Could you please help me download the latest BIOS for my laptop lapQC71D
But I can't find it on the website,
Thank you so much.

Re: Drivers Support for Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit - LAPQC71B

AlHill — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 17:09:43 GMT

Attached.

Doc (not an Intel employee or contractor)
[W10 is this generation's XP]

Re: Drivers Support for Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit - LAPQC71B

Anders1 — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 07:51:31 GMT

Could you send med the newest BIOS update for my laptop also? lapQC71B?

Re: Drivers Support for Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit - LAPQC71B

AlHill — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 11:04:42 GMT

Already attached in this thread.

Doc (not an Intel employee or contractor)
[W10 is this generation's XP]

Re: Drivers Support for Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit - LAPQC71B

diKxng1090 — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 21:29:48 GMT

i have a Maingear Element 02 with 10th gen intel and rtx 2070 super. will this bios work. and dont tell me to contact maingear as they are no help

Re: Drivers Support for Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit - LAPQC71B

AlHill — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 21:39:16 GMT

Maybe. What is the complete bios string? QCCFL357?

What bios version do you have?

Doc (not an Intel employee or contractor)
[This is the dawning of the age of Colossus, where peace is compulsory, freedom is forbidden, and man’s greatest achievement is man’s greatest mistake.]

Re: Drivers Support for Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit - LAPQC71B

diKxng1090 — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 05:17:51 GMT

I'm not sure as Maingear is being cagey bout the details but i can give you a screenshot of the system info page

Re: Drivers Support for Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit - LAPQC71B

AlHill — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 05:28:11 GMT

When you boot the laptop, enter the bios using F2. Provide a photo of that screen.

Doc (not an Intel employee or contractor)
[This is the dawning of the age of Colossus, where peace is compulsory, freedom is forbidden, and man’s greatest achievement is man’s greatest mistake.]

Re: Drivers Support for Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit - LAPQC71B

diKxng1090 — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:26:02 GMT

here you go

Re: Drivers Support for Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit - LAPQC71B

AlHill — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:33:58 GMT

Sorry, but the bios file in this thread will not work with your laptop.

I looked at the Maingear site. It is a shame they do not provide the bios.

Doc (not an Intel employee or contractor)
[This is the dawning of the age of Colossus, where peace is compulsory, freedom is forbidden, and man’s greatest achievement is man’s greatest mistake.]

Re: Drivers Support for Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit - LAPQC71B

diKxng1090 — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:50:19 GMT

yea i figured. any idea where i can get a bios file that would work. as im looking at XMG and Electruniks and they got the last update but i guess Maingear was being lazy

or if you know what Intel white lable bord this is so i can do my research

Re: Drivers Support for Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit - LAPQC71B

AlHill — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:58:51 GMT

Intel dropped support for these products like a hot potato, and removed all support files. They did the same thing with the Intel NUCs, which are supported by ASUS now. Many/most of the documentation and support files/drivers on desktop, NUC, laptops, older processors, etcv. have been removed, which, in my opinion, is a slap in the face to those customers who own/use this equipment.

They will use the "for security reasons" response when asked why. For customers using their ARC product, I would be very concerned about support going forward, considering Intel's past "support" position.

Enough of my morning soapbox.

Doc (not an Intel employee or contractor)
[This is the dawning of the age of Colossus, where peace is compulsory, freedom is forbidden, and man’s greatest achievement is man’s greatest mistake.]

Re: Drivers Support for Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit - LAPQC71B

diKxng1090 — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 04:02:50 GMT

I find it very strange that there is absolutely no support for these from intel. And look at what AMD did with AM4. It's crazy to think that u by a product 5 years ago for almost $2000 with absolutely no support

Re: Drivers Support for Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit - LAPQC71B

marreex — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 01:23:39 GMT

Mr.Scott
After entering the link it tells me the link is expired or the files were removed, can anyone re-upload the files?

Thanks

Re: Drivers Support for Intel® NUC 9 Extreme Laptop Kit - LAPQC71B

n_scott_pearson — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 01:16:47 GMT

Oops, sorry. I updated the link and the post above containing these links.

...S