Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Dragon Gigabit Ethernet Controller - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Dragon Gigabit Ethernet Controller is a Network Adapters device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_816810EC&REV_16; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Dragon Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Dragon Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 5.830.1204.2014 released on 2014-12-04.
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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 enabled 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 pretty 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 fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 3.4 stars out of 95767 votes.

2. Using DriverMax to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Dragon Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open 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 detected driver updates. Search the list until you find the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Dragon Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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