Realtek Realtek AC97 Audio how to download and install the driver

Realtek AC97 Audio is a MEDIA device. The developer of this driver was Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_1039&DEV_7012&SUBSYS_86301071; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Install Realtek Realtek AC97 Audio driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Realtek AC97 Audio driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 6.0.1.6305 dated 2009-06-19.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) is enabled then you will have to confirm the installation 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. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by Realtek.
File size of the driver: 3864413 bytes (3.69 MB)
Driver rating 5 stars out of 48448 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. Installing the Realtek Realtek AC97 Audio driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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 take a look!

1. Start 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 available driver updates. Search the list until you find the Realtek Realtek AC97 Audio driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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