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

Realtek High Definition audio is a MEDIA device. This driver was developed by Realtek. HDAUDIO/FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0899&SUBSYS_1462D790 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Realtek Realtek High Definition audio - install the driver manually

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 5.10.0.6782 released on 2012-11-20.
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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 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. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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There is no digital signature available for this driver.
The file size of this driver is 18608116 bytes (17.75 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 3 stars out of 87558 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

2. Using DriverMax to install Realtek Realtek High Definition audio driver

The 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 using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and push 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 High Definition audio driver. Click the Update button.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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