Realtek Semiconduct Corp. Realtek PCIE CardReader - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek PCIE CardReader is a MTD hardware device. This driver was developed by Realtek Semiconduct Corp.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_5229&SUBSYS_1853103C.

1. How to manually install Realtek Semiconduct Corp. Realtek PCIE CardReader driver

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconduct Corp. Realtek PCIE CardReader driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 6.2.9200.29040 released on 2012-09-19.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is running 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. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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Realtek Semiconduct Corp. applied a digital signature to this driver.
The file size of this driver is 2180533 bytes (2.08 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.9 stars out of 85180 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. Installing the Realtek Semiconduct Corp. Realtek PCIE CardReader driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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 using 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 analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Realtek Semiconduct Corp. Realtek PCIE CardReader driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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