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. The developer of this driver was Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_1106&DEV_3059&SUBSYS_680216F3; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Install Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio for VIA R Audio Controller driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio for VIA R Audio Controller driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 6.0.1.6293 released on 2008-09-16.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (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. Restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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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 easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find 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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