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

Realtek AC'97 Audio is a MEDIA hardware device. This driver was developed by Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_266E&SUBSYS_C8921297; this string has to match your hardware.

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 is the download link for the driver version 5.10.00.6260 released on 2007-09-24.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is running 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 pretty straightforward. 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 updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 3.4 stars out of 53086 votes.

2. How to install Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio driver using DriverMax

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~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. Scroll the list down until you find 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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