C-Media CMI8738/C3DX PCI Audio Device - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

CMI8738/C3DX PCI Audio Device is a MEDIA hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by C-Media. PCI/VEN_13F6&DEV_0111&SUBSYS_0A521019 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Install C-Media CMI8738/C3DX PCI Audio Device driver manually

1. Download the setup file for C-Media CMI8738/C3DX PCI Audio Device driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 5.12.01.0643 released on 2002-11-27.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is enabled then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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There is no digital signature available for this driver.
Download size of the driver: 2331362 bytes (2.22 MB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 3.2 stars out of 5710 votes.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. How to use DriverMax to install C-Media CMI8738/C3DX PCI Audio Device driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Search the list until you locate the C-Media CMI8738/C3DX PCI Audio Device driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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