Driver for ESS Technology, Inc. ESS Allegro PCI Audio WDM - downloading and installing it

ESS Allegro PCI Audio WDM is a MEDIA device. The developer of this driver was ESS Technology, Inc.. PCI/VEN_125D&DEV_1988&SUBSYS_B016144D is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. How to manually install ESS Technology, Inc. ESS Allegro PCI Audio WDM driver

1. Download the driver setup file for ESS Technology, Inc. ESS Allegro PCI Audio WDM driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.12.01.1167 released on 2002-02-08.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) 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 straightforward. 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 updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver was not digitally signed.
The file size of this driver is 118328 bytes (115.55 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 3.8 stars out of 27680 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. Installing the ESS Technology, Inc. ESS Allegro PCI Audio WDM driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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 follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Search the list until you find the ESS Technology, Inc. ESS Allegro PCI Audio WDM driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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