Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

1. Install Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.10.00.6260 released on 2007-09-24.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (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.
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5. Go through the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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2. Installing the Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio driver using DriverMax: the easy way

1. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~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. Search the list until you find the Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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Jul 20 2016 11:04AM / Written by Dan Armano for DriverMax

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