Driver for Realtek Realtek High Definition audio - downloading and installing it

Realtek High Definition audio is a MEDIA hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is HDAUDIO/FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0272&SUBSYS_144DB074; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Realtek Realtek High Definition audio driver - how to install it manually

1. You can download from the link below the driver setup file for the Realtek Realtek High Definition audio driver. The archive contains version 5.10.0.6782 released on 2012-11-20 of the driver.
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3. Run the driver installer file from a user account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is started please accept 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 shutdown and restart your computer in order to use the updated driver. It is as simple as that to install a Windows driver!
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This driver is not digitally signed.
Download size of the driver: 18608116 bytes (17.75 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 3.6 stars out of 74576 votes.
This driver was released 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

2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek High Definition 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 can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and push 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 driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Realtek Realtek High Definition audio driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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