Conexant Conexant SmartAudio HD - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Conexant SmartAudio HD is a MEDIA device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Conexant. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is HDAUDIO/FUNC_01&VEN_14F1&DEV_506E&SUBSYS_17AAA001.

1. Conexant Conexant SmartAudio HD - install the driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Conexant Conexant SmartAudio HD driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 8.65.27.56 released on 2014-05-21.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is running 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 quite straightforward. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

This driver received an average rating of 3.4 stars out of 45922 votes.

2. How to install Conexant Conexant SmartAudio HD driver using DriverMax

The 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, not just this one. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and click on the yellow button named ~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. Scroll the list down until you locate the Conexant Conexant SmartAudio HD driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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