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

Realtek High Definition audio is a MEDIA hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is HDAUDIO/FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0888&SUBSYS_10258414; this string has to match your hardware.

1. How to manually install Realtek Realtek High Definition audio driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Realtek High Definition audio driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 5.10.0.6782 released on 2012-11-20.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is started 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 pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and 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.
Size of this driver: 18608116 bytes (17.75 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 3.9 stars out of 26475 votes.
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

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

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. How easy 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 scan and analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Realtek Realtek High Definition audio driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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