Download and install ESS Technology, Inc. ESS Allegro PCI Audio WDM driver

ESS Allegro PCI Audio WDM is a MEDIA device. This Windows driver was developed by ESS Technology, Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_125D&DEV_1988&SUBSYS_C700156D; this string has to match your hardware.

1. ESS Technology, Inc. ESS Allegro PCI Audio WDM - install the driver manually

1. Download the setup file for ESS Technology, Inc. ESS Allegro PCI Audio WDM driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.12.01.1171 dated 2002-05-08.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (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 scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by ESS Technology, Inc..
Size of this driver: 124002 bytes (121.10 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.3 stars out of 40414 votes.
This driver is fully 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. 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 easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~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. Scroll the list down until you find the ESS Technology, Inc. ESS Allegro PCI Audio WDM driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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