Realtek Realtek AC97 Audio for VIA R Audio Controller - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek AC97 Audio for VIA R Audio Controller is a MEDIA hardware 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_1106&DEV_3059&SUBSYS_104113BD.

1. How to manually install Realtek Realtek AC97 Audio for VIA R Audio Controller driver

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Realtek AC97 Audio for VIA R Audio Controller driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.10.00.5440 released on 2004-01-09.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative 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. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. 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.
Size of this driver: 1332235 bytes (1.27 MB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.6 stars out of 44940 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. Using DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek AC97 Audio for VIA R Audio Controller driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and click on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and 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 for VIA R Audio Controller driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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