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. HDAUDIO/FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0888&SUBSYS_18491888 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Manually install Realtek Realtek High Definition audio driver

1. Download the driver 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. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is enabled 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 PC and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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There is no digital signature available for this driver.
File size of the driver: 18608116 bytes (17.75 MB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 3.7 stars out of 51394 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. The easy way: 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 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 see!

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button named ~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. 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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