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

Realtek AC'97 Audio is a MEDIA device. This driver was developed by Realtek. PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_27DE&SUBSYS_0CD0105B is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio - install the driver manually

1. Download the 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 setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) 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, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by Realtek.
Download size of the driver: 13566899 bytes (12.94 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.5 stars out of 65863 votes.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 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 install 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. Open DriverMax and push 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 detected driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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