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 developer of this driver was C-Media. PCI/VEN_13F6&DEV_0111&SUBSYS_53201462 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Manually install C-Media CMI8738/C3DX PCI Audio Device driver

1. Download the driver setup file for C-Media CMI8738/C3DX PCI Audio Device driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.12.01.0643 released on 2002-11-27.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is enabled then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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There is no digital signature available for this driver.
The file size of this driver is 2331362 bytes (2.22 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 3.4 stars out of 5383 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 install C-Media CMI8738/C3DX PCI Audio Device driver using DriverMax

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and click on the yellow button named ~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 detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the C-Media CMI8738/C3DX PCI Audio Device driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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