Driver for Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio - downloading and installing it

Realtek High Definition Audio is a MEDIA device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is HDAUDIO/FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0882&SUBSYS_17AA3038; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Manually install Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.10.0.6101 released on 2010-04-30.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is started then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
Size of this driver: 15981619 bytes (15.24 MB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.2 stars by 82999 users.
This driver is compatible with 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

2. Installing the Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and push 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 find the Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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