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At the heart of every multimedia experience lies the need for crystal clear audio. Use of a generic driver for your soundboard or lack thereof can often lead to an unpleasant computing/multimedia experience simply because the OS failed to communicate with the audio device as intended and delivered an output that was below par or none at all. This tutorial will show you how to download and install drivers for your Realtek Audio device.
- ■Open your web browser and type http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/Default.aspx into the address bar and hit enter.
Note: Irrespective of which codec you have on your system, be it ALC800 series or the latest ALC1150, the latest drivers offered by Realtek support legacy audio chips by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
■The latest drivers can be found listed under the linked page under Hot Downloads.
■If in any case the High Definition Audio Codecs(Software) link is missing, please hover your mouse cursor over Computer Peripheral ICs.
■Followed by PC Audio Codecs.
■Then to High Definition Audio Codecs.
Note: If your audio codec does not support high definition audio, i.e; it's prior to ALC800 series then you should go through AC'97 Audio Codecs.
■Then to Software.
■Accept the terms by checking the box and click Next.
■You should see a chart with a description of supported OSes, driver revision and links to download aforementioned drivers.
■After narrowing down the platform off which your system is operating on, click on the corresponding download link and save the file in a drive or folder of your choosing.
■Locate the executable and run in an elevated command, i.e; Right click installer and Run as Administrator.
■Follow through the installation by clicking on Next
Note: If you have an older version of Realtek's audio drivers then the installer will perform an automated uninstallation process of previous Realtek audio drivers, reboot your system and continue installing the latest drivers for your audio codec.
■At the end, choose Yes to reboot your system and click on Finish to close the installer window.
You have successfully installed drivers for your Realtek Audio Device. From this point with your audio equipment connected, you may want to tweak your settings by going into Control Panel>Hardware and Sound>Realtek's HD Audio Manager and calibrate your audio equipment.
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