Conexant Conexant High Definition SmartAudio 221 - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Conexant High Definition SmartAudio 221 is a MEDIA hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Conexant. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is HDAUDIO/FUNC_01&VEN_14F1&DEV_5051&SUBSYS_1179FF53.

1. Manually install Conexant Conexant High Definition SmartAudio 221 driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Conexant Conexant High Definition SmartAudio 221 driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 4.98.6.61 dated 2009-08-12.
2.  
3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative 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.
4.  
5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
6.  
7. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
8.  

This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
Download size of the driver: 2238337 bytes (2.13 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 5 stars out of 76984 votes.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Conexant Conexant High Definition SmartAudio 221 driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
2.  
3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Conexant Conexant High Definition SmartAudio 221 driver. Click on Update.
4.  
5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
6.