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

Realtek PCIE CardReader is a MTD device. This Windows driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_522A&SUBSYS_8217103C is the matching hardware id of this device.

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

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek PCIE CardReader driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 10.0.16299.21304 released on 2018-06-19.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is enabled 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 installation wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver installation wizard will scan 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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Realtek Semiconductor Corp. applied a digital signature to this driver.
Download size of the driver: 2429173 bytes (2.32 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.4 stars out of 14039 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with 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 Semiconductor Corp. Realtek PCIE CardReader driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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 easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and push on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to 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 Semiconductor Corp. Realtek PCIE CardReader driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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