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

CMI8738/C3DX PCI Audio Device is a MEDIA device. This driver was developed by C-Media. PCI/VEN_13F6&DEV_0111&SUBSYS_80EB1043 is the matching hardware id of this device.

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

1. Download the setup file for C-Media CMI8738/C3DX PCI Audio Device driver from the link 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 installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is running then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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There is no digital signature available for this driver.
Size of this driver: 2331362 bytes (2.22 MB)
This driver was rated with an average of 3.5 stars by 25940 users.
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 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 using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the C-Media CMI8738/C3DX PCI Audio Device driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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