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

Realtek PCIE CardReader is a MTD hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_522A&SUBSYS_8497103C is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Manually install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek PCIE CardReader driver

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek PCIE CardReader driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 10.0.16299.21304 released on 2018-06-19.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is running then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow 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. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Size of this driver: 2429173 bytes (2.32 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.5 stars out of 12628 votes.
This driver was released 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek PCIE CardReader 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. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button named ~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 detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek PCIE CardReader driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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