Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC is a Network Adapters device. This driver was developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is PCI/VEN_10EC&DEV_8139&SUBSYS_80281509.

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

1. Download the 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 5.687.0225.2008 released on 2011-05-27.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) 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 setup wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is not digitally signed.
Size of this driver: 138564 bytes (135.32 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 3.5 stars out of 97776 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. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC driver

The 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. Start DriverMax and push 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 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 all, the driver is now installed!
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