Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio driver download and installation

Realtek AC'97 Audio is a MEDIA hardware device. The developer of this driver was Realtek. PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_266E&SUBSYS_82031565 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Manually install Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio driver from the link below. This is the download link 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 User Access Control Service (UAC) is running then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed.
File size of the driver: 13780598 bytes (13.14 MB)
Driver rating 4.5 stars out of 51101 votes.
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 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, not just this one. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your computer.
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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 all, the driver is now installed!
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