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 developer of this driver was Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8139&SUBSYS_72601558; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Manually install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.659.1012.2006 dated 2006-10-12.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is started 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 installation wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 3.2 stars out of 80316 votes.

2. The easy way: 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 setup the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date. How easy 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 scan and analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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