Driver for Realtek Realtek AC97 Audio - downloading and installing it

Realtek AC97 Audio is a MEDIA device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek. PCI/VEN_1039&DEV_7012&SUBSYS_85011071 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. How to manually install Realtek Realtek AC97 Audio driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Realtek AC97 Audio driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.10.00.4050 released on 2002-10-16.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (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 easy to follow. The driver setup 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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Realtek applied a digital signature to this driver.
File size of the driver: 1144134 bytes (1.09 MB)
Driver rating 4.7 stars out of 24746 votes.
This driver is compatible with 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. How to install Realtek Realtek AC97 Audio driver using DriverMax

The 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. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and click 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 detected driver updates. Search the list until you find the Realtek Realtek AC97 Audio driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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