Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E FE NIC driver download and installation

Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E FE NIC is a Network Adapters device. This driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8136&SUBSYS_60441509&REV_01 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E FE NIC driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E FE NIC driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.718.0323.2009 released on 2009-03-23.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) 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 setup wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. 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 PC and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Driver file size: 166452 bytes (162.55 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.4 stars out of 73633 votes.
This driver will work for the following versions of Windows:

• 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. How to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E FE NIC driver using DriverMax

The most important 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, not just this one. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and press 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 available driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8101E Family PCI-E FE NIC driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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