Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek USB 2.0 Card Reader driver download and installation

Realtek USB 2.0 Card Reader is a USB Universal Serial Bus device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. USB/VID_0BDA&PID_0178 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek USB 2.0 Card Reader driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek USB 2.0 Card Reader driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 6.0.6000.20112 dated 2008-11-13.
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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 confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Size of this driver: 1360117 bytes (1.30 MB)
Driver rating 5 stars out of 92918 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. Using DriverMax to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek USB 2.0 Card Reader driver

The most important 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 can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~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 locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek USB 2.0 Card Reader driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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