Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio how to download and install the driver

Realtek AC'97 Audio is a MEDIA hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek. PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_2445&SUBSYS_A0011019 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Install Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio 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 6.0.1.6305 released on 2009-06-19.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is enabled then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by Realtek.
Download size of the driver: 13778472 bytes (13.14 MB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.6 stars out of 53312 votes.
This driver will work 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. How to use DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio driver

The 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. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and push on the yellow button named ~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 detected 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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