Driver for Realtek Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC - downloading and installing it

Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC is a Network Adapters hardware device. The developer of this driver was Realtek. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8139&SUBSYS_0178A0A0.

1. Realtek Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 5.505.1004.2002 released on 2002-12-17.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is running then you will have to accept 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 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, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed by the manufacturer.
The file size of this driver is 52319 bytes (51.09 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.6 stars by 99486 users.
This driver will work 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 Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC driver

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

1. Start DriverMax and push 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. Search the list until you locate the Realtek Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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