Driver for Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio for VIA R Audio Controller - downloading and installing it

Realtek AC'97 Audio for VIA R Audio Controller is a MEDIA hardware device. This driver was developed by Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_1106&DEV_3059&SUBSYS_AE031940; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio for VIA R Audio Controller driver - how to install it manually

1. You can download from the link below the driver installer file for the Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio for VIA R Audio Controller driver. The archive contains version 5.10.00.6300 released on 2008-09-24 of the driver.
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3. Start the driver installer file from a user account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is started please accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which will guide you; it should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan your computer and will install the right driver.
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7. When the operation finishes shutdown and restart your PC in order to use the updated driver. It is as simple as that to install a Windows driver!
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Realtek applied a digital signature to this driver.
File size of the driver: 11798263 bytes (11.25 MB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.5 stars by 85791 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 most important 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 take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~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. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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