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_476916F3 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. How to 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 6.0.1.6305 dated 2009-06-19.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative 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 quite straightforward. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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Realtek applied a digital signature to this driver.
Driver file size: 13566130 bytes (12.94 MB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.2 stars out of 39218 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. Installing the Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio for VIA R Audio Controller driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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

1. Start DriverMax and click 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 locate the Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio for VIA R Audio Controller driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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