Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8101E/8131 Family PCI-E FE NIC - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek RTL8101E/8131 Family PCI-E FE NIC is a Network Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8136&SUBSYS_83A01043&REV_01.

1. Install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8101E/8131 Family PCI-E FE NIC driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8101E/8131 Family PCI-E FE NIC driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.724.0423.2009 dated 2009-04-23.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is enabled 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 pretty easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the new 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: 181142 bytes (176.90 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.4 stars out of 63733 votes.
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
• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. How to use DriverMax to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8101E/8131 Family PCI-E FE NIC driver

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start 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 detected driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8101E/8131 Family PCI-E FE NIC driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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