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 device. The developer of this driver was Realtek. PCI/VEN_1106&DEV_3059&SUBSYS_1406147B 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 setup file for Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio for VIA R Audio Controller driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.10.00.6030 released on 2006-02-17.
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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 enabled 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 quite straightforward. 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 PC and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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There is no digital signature available for this driver.
The file size of this driver is 2200123 bytes (2.10 MB)
This driver was rated with an average of 3.5 stars by 83340 users.
This driver is fully compatible with 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 for VIA R Audio Controller driver

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 can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start 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 driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio for VIA R Audio Controller driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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