Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio for VIA R Audio Controller - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek AC'97 Audio for VIA R Audio Controller is a MEDIA hardware device. This driver was developed by Realtek. PCI/VEN_1106&DEV_3058&SUBSYS_003A1565 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Manually install Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio for VIA R Audio Controller driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio for VIA R Audio Controller driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 5.10.00.4050 dated 2002-10-16.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is started then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be quite 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 fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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Realtek applied a digital signature to this driver.
File size of the driver: 1144134 bytes (1.09 MB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.2 stars out of 68225 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. How to install Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio for VIA R Audio Controller driver using DriverMax

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and push on the yellow button named ~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 available driver updates. Search the list until you find the Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio for VIA R Audio Controller driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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