Avance Avance AC97 Audio - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Avance AC97 Audio is a MEDIA hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Avance. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_2485&SUBSYS_0608147B.

1. How to manually install Avance Avance AC97 Audio driver

1. Download the setup file for Avance Avance AC97 Audio driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 5.10.00.3830 released on 2002-02-04.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is enabled 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 installation wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. 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 Avance.
File size of the driver: 391140 bytes (381.97 KB)
Driver rating 4.4 stars out of 71887 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. Installing the Avance Avance AC97 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, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~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 driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Avance Avance AC97 Audio driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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