Driver for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 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 Windows version of this driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8139&SUBSYS_00021854; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 5.641.0209.2006 released on 2006-04-19.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (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. Go through the driver installation wizard, which should be pretty 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 computer and enjoy the fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Download size of the driver: 100690 bytes (98.33 KB)
Driver rating 4.1 stars out of 78364 votes.
This driver is fully 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. Using DriverMax to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 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 the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's follow a few steps!

1. Start DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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