Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio driver download and installation

Realtek AC'97 Audio is a MEDIA device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_266E&SUBSYS_925D1509; this string has to match your hardware.

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

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 dated 2009-06-19.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is started 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 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 updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by Realtek.
Driver file size: 13780598 bytes (13.14 MB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.7 stars out of 84108 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio driver

The most important 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 can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to 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 on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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