Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

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_17AA36A5; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Manually install Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio driver

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 6.0.1.5983 dated 2009-11-17.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative 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 setup wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver was not digitally signed.

This driver was rated with an average of 3.8 stars by 70639 users.

2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio driver

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup 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 with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and press 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 driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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