Realtek Realtek AC97 Audio - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek AC97 Audio is a MEDIA device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_24C5&SUBSYS_8148104D.

1. Realtek Realtek AC97 Audio driver - how to install it 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 administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is started 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 straightforward. 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 computer and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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Realtek applied a digital signature to this driver.
Size of this driver: 3864413 bytes (3.69 MB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.8 stars out of 86845 votes.
This driver is fully 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 just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How easy 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. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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