Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8102E Family PCI-E Fast Ethernet NIC - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek RTL8102E Family PCI-E Fast Ethernet NIC is a Network Adapters hardware device. The developer of this driver was Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8136&SUBSYS_0779152D&REV_02 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8102E Family PCI-E Fast Ethernet NIC driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8102E Family PCI-E Fast Ethernet NIC driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 5.702.0806.2008 dated 2008-08-06.
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3. Start the driver setup 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. Follow 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 computer and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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Realtek Semiconductor Corp. applied a digital signature to this driver.
File size of the driver: 120679 bytes (117.85 KB)
Driver rating 4.2 stars out of 97193 votes.
This driver was released 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 RTL8102E Family PCI-E Fast Ethernet NIC driver using DriverMax

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 using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button that says ~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 Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8102E Family PCI-E Fast Ethernet NIC driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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