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_15092F1F.

1. Install Conexant Conexant High Definition SmartAudio 221 driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Conexant Conexant High Definition SmartAudio 221 driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 3.57.0.0 dated 2008-08-29.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is started then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Size of this driver: 1100267 bytes (1.05 MB)
Driver rating 4.9 stars out of 41913 votes.
This driver is compatible with 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Conexant Conexant High Definition SmartAudio 221 driver

The most important 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. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and press 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 available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Conexant Conexant High Definition SmartAudio 221 driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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