Download and install Realtek Realtek AC97 Audio driver

Realtek AC97 Audio is a MEDIA device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek. PCI/VEN_1039&DEV_7012&SUBSYS_86771071 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. How to manually install Realtek Realtek AC97 Audio driver

1. You can download from the link below the driver installer file for the Realtek Realtek AC97 Audio driver. The archive contains version 5.10.00.5440 dated 2004-01-09 of the driver.
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3. Start the driver installer file from a user account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is started please confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which will guide you; it should be pretty easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will analyze your computer and will install the right driver.
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7. When the operation finishes restart your computer in order to use the updated driver. As you can see it was quite smple to install a Windows driver!
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This driver is digitally signed by Realtek.
The file size of this driver is 1332235 bytes (1.27 MB)
Driver rating 4.4 stars out of 26396 votes.
This driver will work for 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 use DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek AC97 Audio driver

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, not just this one. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and push 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 Realtek Realtek AC97 Audio driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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