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

Realtek AC'97 Audio is a MEDIA hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Realtek. PCI/VEN_1039&DEV_7012&SUBSYS_C0271297 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio - install the driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 5.10.00.6030 released on 2006-02-17.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative 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. Go through the driver installation wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. 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 new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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There is no digital signature available for this driver.
Size of this driver: 2200123 bytes (2.10 MB)
This driver was rated with an average of 3.2 stars by 22523 users.
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. Using DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio driver

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and push 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 available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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