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 device. This driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8139&SUBSYS_309A17AA is the matching hardware id of this device.

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

1. Download the setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 5.659.1012.2006 dated 2006-10-12.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is started 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 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, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

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2. How to use 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, 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 analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of available 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. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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