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_C6581297.

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 link below. This download link is for the driver version 5.10.00.6030 dated 2006-02-17.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) 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 setup wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan 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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There is no digital signature available for this driver.
Download size of the driver: 2200123 bytes (2.10 MB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 3.6 stars out of 3528 votes.
This driver was released 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 use DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek AC'97 Audio for VIA R Audio Controller driver

The 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, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and push 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 available 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. Finished installing the driver!
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