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

Realtek AC'97 Audio is a MEDIA hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_1039&DEV_7012&SUBSYS_AA541019.

1. Install Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.10.00.6300 dated 2008-09-24.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is enabled 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 pretty easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by Realtek.
File size of the driver: 11798263 bytes (11.25 MB)
Driver rating 4.1 stars out of 86531 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 (5.0) 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP (5.1) 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 (5.2) 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista (6.0) 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 (6.1) 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 (6.2) 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 (6.3) 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 (10.0) 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 (10.0) 32 bits

2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup 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. Open 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.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate 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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