Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio driver download and installation

Realtek AC'97 Audio is a MEDIA device. This driver was developed by Realtek. PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_27DE&SUBSYS_40101695 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 location below. This is the download link for the driver version 6.0.1.6305 released on 2009-06-19.
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3. Run 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 confirm the installation 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 scan 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.
The file size of this driver is 13566899 bytes (12.94 MB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.4 stars out of 5272 votes.
This driver is compatible with 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. Installing the Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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

1. Open DriverMax and press 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 find the Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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