Driver for C-Media C-Media AC97 Audio Device - downloading and installing it

C-Media AC97 Audio Device is a MEDIA device. This Windows driver was developed by C-Media. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_1106&DEV_3059&SUBSYS_76701462.

1. How to manually install C-Media C-Media AC97 Audio Device driver

1. Download the setup file for C-Media C-Media AC97 Audio Device driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 5.12.01.0008 dated 2005-05-11.
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3. Start the driver setup 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. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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C-Media applied a digital signature to this driver.
Download size of the driver: 3870688 bytes (3.69 MB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.7 stars out of 1386 votes.
This driver was released for 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. Installing the C-Media C-Media AC97 Audio Device 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 see!

1. Open DriverMax and push on the yellow button named ~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 detected driver updates. Search the list until you locate the C-Media C-Media AC97 Audio Device driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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