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

Realtek AC'97 Audio is a MEDIA device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_24D5&SUBSYS_C0A01297; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio driver - how to install it manually

1. You can download from the link below the driver setup file for the Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio driver. The archive contains version 5.10.00.6260 released on 2007-09-24 of the driver.
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3. Run the driver installer file from a user account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is started please accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver setup wizard, which will guide you; it should be quite easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan your computer and will install the right driver.
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7. When the operation finishes restart your PC in order to use the updated driver. It is as simple as that to install a Windows driver!
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This driver was not digitally signed.

This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 3.9 stars out of 22538 votes.

2. 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 the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button named ~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 driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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