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

C-Media AC97 Audio Device is a MEDIA hardware device. The developer of this driver was C-Media. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_24C5&SUBSYS_F6131565; this string has to match your hardware.

1. C-Media C-Media AC97 Audio Device - install the driver manually

1. Download the driver 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 released on 2005-05-11.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) 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. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by C-Media.
The file size of this driver is 3870567 bytes (3.69 MB)
Driver rating 4.1 stars out of 14870 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 install C-Media C-Media AC97 Audio Device driver using DriverMax

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Search the list until you locate the C-Media C-Media AC97 Audio Device driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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