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.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8136&SUBSYS_60301509&REV_02.

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

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8102E Family PCI-E Fast Ethernet NIC driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.702.0806.2008 dated 2008-08-06.
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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 setup wizard, which should be quite 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 updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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Realtek Semiconductor Corp. applied a digital signature to this driver.
Size of this driver: 120679 bytes (117.85 KB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.5 stars out of 36756 votes.
This driver is compatible with 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 just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~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 available driver updates. Scroll the list down 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. Finished installing the driver!
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