Driver for Realtek Realtek AC97 Audio - downloading and installing it

Realtek AC97 Audio is a MEDIA hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_24C5&SUBSYS_104213BD; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Realtek Realtek AC97 Audio - install the driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Realtek AC97 Audio driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.10.00.6300 dated 2008-09-24.
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3. Run 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 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 easy to follow. 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, it is as simple as that.
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This driver was not digitally signed.

This driver received an average rating of 3.4 stars out of 24511 votes.

2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek AC97 Audio 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 with DriverMax? Let's see!

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 Realtek AC97 Audio driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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