Realtek AC'97 Audio for VIA (R) Audio Controller Driver Download
The AC'97 for VIA (R) Controller is an audio device manufactured by RealTek. This driver fixes problems with no sound or static or distorted sound, and can unlock advanced features of your audio device. This driver - "M5405-Audio.zip" - has been downloaded 3,840 times and is rated 5 out of 5 stars based on 20 reviews. It has been installed successfully by our users on PCs running Windows XP. The total disk space used for this update is 23.8 MB.
Supported Models
Emachines M5405
Realtek AC'97 Audio
Realtek AC'97 Audio for Intel(R) Audio Controller
Realtek AC'97 Audio for SiS(R) Audio Controller
Realtek AC'97 Audio for VIA (R) Audio Controller
Realtek AC'97 Audio for VIA686/8231 Audio Controller
Realtek AC'97 Audio for VIA8233 Audio Controller
Realtek AC97 Audio
Manufacturers
Supported Operating Systems
Windows XP
File Name
Versions
5.10.00.5420 (2003-12-19) via .inf
5.10.00.5630 (2004-07-01) via .inf
(2001-03-17) via .inf
Additional Notes
Emachines does not offer drivers for the M5405 on their website. I pulled this one from the recovery CD.
Uploaded By
wes (DG Member) on 27-Apr-2006
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Device Hardware IDs
HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0880&SUBSYS_08800000&REV_0905
PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4341&SUBSYS_001714C0
PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4341&SUBSYS_001D14C0
PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4341&SUBSYS_00301462
PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4341&SUBSYS_00321462
PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4341&SUBSYS_FF001179
PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4341&SUBSYS_FF011179
PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4341&SUBSYS_FF101179
Compatible IDs
Related Driver Updates
Driver Contents File List
The following files are found inside the driver download file.
| Name | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Audio/ALCCHKID.EXE | 110.6 KB | 21 Nov 2003 |
| Audio/ALCRMV.EXE | 139.3 KB | 2 Feb 2004 |
| Audio/ALCRMV9X.EXE | 127.0 KB | 21 Nov 2003 |
| Audio/ALCUPD.EXE | 208.9 KB | 27 Feb 2004 |
| Audio/ALCXDEV.EXE | 31.4 KB | 4 Nov 2003 |
| Audio/Ap/AVRACK.INI | 164 bytes | 6 Jul 2001 |
| Audio/Ap/AvRack2.exe | 794.6 KB | 4 Apr 2003 |
| Audio/Ap/Classic.dll | 1.8 MB | 14 May 2003 |
| Audio/Ap/MPIE4STD.EXE | 1.6 MB | 30 Sep 1998 |
| Audio/Ap/Mpstd.exe | 3.8 MB | 30 Sep 1998 |
| Audio/Ap/RtlRack.exe | 3.6 MB | 9 Feb 2004 |
| Audio/CONFIG/Win98gold/Alcxwdm.inf | 27.2 KB | 5 Jan 2004 |
| Audio/CONFIG/alcxhweq.dat | 192 bytes | 26 Aug 2004 |
| Audio/CONFIG/alcxinit.dat | 1.0 KB | 12 Jul 2004 |
| Audio/DATA1.CAB | 863.5 KB | 6 Jul 2004 |
| Audio/DATA1.CAB/_Engine_Engine_Files/corecomp.ini | 28.5 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA1.CAB/_Engine_Log_Services/ILog.dll | 213.0 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA1.CAB/_Engine_ScriptEngine/IScript.dll | 225.3 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA1.CAB/_Engine_SelfRegistering/ctor.dll | 77.8 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA1.CAB/_Engine_SelfRegistering/iuser.dll | 176.1 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA1.CAB/_Engine_SelfRegistering/objectps.dll | 32.8 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA1.CAB/_Support_Chinese_(PRC)_Files/_IsRes.dll | 167.9 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA1.CAB/_Support_Chinese_(PRC)_String_Tables/value.shl | 939 bytes | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA1.CAB/_Support_Chinese_(Taiwan)_Files/_IsRes.dll | 163.8 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA1.CAB/_Support_Chinese_(Taiwan)_String_Tables/value.shl | 972 bytes | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA1.CAB/_Support_Dutch_Files/_IsRes.dll | 208.9 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA1.CAB/_Support_Dutch_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.2 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA1.CAB/_Support_English_Files/_IsRes.dll | 200.7 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA1.CAB/_Support_English_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.1 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA1.CAB/_Support_French_(Standard)_Files/_IsRes.dll | 213.0 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA1.CAB/_Support_French_(Standard)_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.2 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA1.CAB/_Support_German_Files/_IsRes.dll | 213.0 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA1.CAB/_Support_German_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.2 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA1.CAB/_Support_Italian_Files/_IsRes.dll | 208.9 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA1.CAB/_Support_Italian_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.2 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA1.CAB/_Support_Japanese_Files/_IsRes.dll | 200.7 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA1.CAB/_Support_Japanese_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.2 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA1.CAB/_Support_Korean_Files/_IsRes.dll | 180.2 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA1.CAB/_Support_Korean_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.2 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA1.CAB/_Support_Non-SelfRegistering/default.pal | 1.2 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA1.CAB/_Support_Non-SelfRegistering/isrt.dll | 311.3 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA1.CAB/_Support_Russian_Files/_IsRes.dll | 204.8 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA1.CAB/_Support_Russian_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.2 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA1.CAB/_Support_Spanish_Files/_IsRes.dll | 213.0 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA1.CAB/_Support_Spanish_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.2 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA2.CAB | 512 bytes | 6 Jul 2004 |
| Audio/DATA2.CAB/_Engine_Engine_Files/corecomp.ini | 28.5 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA2.CAB/_Engine_Log_Services/ILog.dll | 213.0 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA2.CAB/_Engine_ScriptEngine/IScript.dll | 225.3 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA2.CAB/_Engine_SelfRegistering/ctor.dll | 77.8 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA2.CAB/_Engine_SelfRegistering/iuser.dll | 176.1 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA2.CAB/_Engine_SelfRegistering/objectps.dll | 32.8 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA2.CAB/_Support_Chinese_(PRC)_Files/_IsRes.dll | 167.9 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA2.CAB/_Support_Chinese_(PRC)_String_Tables/value.shl | 939 bytes | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA2.CAB/_Support_Chinese_(Taiwan)_Files/_IsRes.dll | 163.8 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA2.CAB/_Support_Chinese_(Taiwan)_String_Tables/value.shl | 972 bytes | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA2.CAB/_Support_Dutch_Files/_IsRes.dll | 208.9 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA2.CAB/_Support_Dutch_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.2 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA2.CAB/_Support_English_Files/_IsRes.dll | 200.7 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA2.CAB/_Support_English_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.1 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA2.CAB/_Support_French_(Standard)_Files/_IsRes.dll | 213.0 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA2.CAB/_Support_French_(Standard)_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.2 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA2.CAB/_Support_German_Files/_IsRes.dll | 213.0 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA2.CAB/_Support_German_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.2 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA2.CAB/_Support_Italian_Files/_IsRes.dll | 208.9 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA2.CAB/_Support_Italian_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.2 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA2.CAB/_Support_Japanese_Files/_IsRes.dll | 200.7 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA2.CAB/_Support_Japanese_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.2 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA2.CAB/_Support_Korean_Files/_IsRes.dll | 180.2 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA2.CAB/_Support_Korean_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.2 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA2.CAB/_Support_Non-SelfRegistering/default.pal | 1.2 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA2.CAB/_Support_Non-SelfRegistering/isrt.dll | 311.3 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA2.CAB/_Support_Russian_Files/_IsRes.dll | 204.8 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA2.CAB/_Support_Russian_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.2 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA2.CAB/_Support_Spanish_Files/_IsRes.dll | 213.0 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/DATA2.CAB/_Support_Spanish_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.2 KB | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/GETDXVER.EXE | 40.4 KB | 8 Aug 2003 |
| Audio/IKERNEL.EX_ | 344.9 KB | 5 Sep 2001 |
| Audio/INFCACHE.1 | 4.1 KB | 5 Oct 2004 |
| Audio/LAYOUT.BIN | 422 bytes | 6 Jul 2004 |
| Audio/README.TXT | 17.7 KB | 7 Jul 2004 |
| Audio/SetCDfmt.exe | 23.6 KB | 3 Dec 2001 |
| Audio/Setup.exe | 139.3 KB | 10 Jan 2000 |
| Audio/Setup.ini | 2.2 KB | 7 Jul 2004 |
| Audio/WDM/ALCXSENS.SYS | 400.4 KB | 24 Feb 2004 |
| Audio/WDM/ALCXWDM.SYS | 627.0 KB | 1 Jul 2004 |
| Audio/WDM/ALSNDMGR.WAV | 141.0 KB | 5 Feb 2002 |
| Audio/WDM/ALSndMgr.cpl | 15.7 MB | 1 Jul 2004 |
| Audio/WDM/AUDIO3D.DLL | 65.5 KB | 19 Aug 2003 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm.cat | 423.9 KB | 6 Jul 2004 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm.inf | 27.9 KB | 7 Jul 2004 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm0.inf | 63.5 KB | 1 Jul 2004 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm1.inf | 62.8 KB | 1 Jul 2004 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm10.inf | 39.3 KB | 1 Jul 2004 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm11.inf | 26.1 KB | 1 Jul 2004 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm12.inf | 34.4 KB | 1 Jul 2004 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm13.inf | 40.5 KB | 1 Jul 2004 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm14.inf | 27.4 KB | 1 Jul 2004 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm15.inf | 25.8 KB | 1 Jul 2004 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm16.inf | 26.6 KB | 1 Jul 2004 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm17.inf | 26.4 KB | 1 Jul 2004 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm18.inf | 24.0 KB | 1 Jul 2004 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm19.inf | 25.2 KB | 1 Jul 2004 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm2.inf | 64.4 KB | 1 Jul 2004 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm20.inf | 26.6 KB | 1 Jul 2004 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm21.inf | 25.3 KB | 1 Jul 2004 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm22.inf | 33.4 KB | 1 Jul 2004 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm3.inf | 28.0 KB | 1 Jul 2004 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm4.inf | 46.5 KB | 1 Jul 2004 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm5.inf | 25.3 KB | 1 Jul 2004 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm6.inf | 32.0 KB | 1 Jul 2004 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm7.inf | 24.6 KB | 1 Jul 2004 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm8.inf | 30.3 KB | 1 Jul 2004 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm9.inf | 28.6 KB | 1 Jul 2004 |
| Audio/WDM/CRLDS3D.DLL | 766.0 KB | 21 Nov 2002 |
| Audio/WDM/ChCfg.exe | 40.4 KB | 25 Feb 2004 |
| Audio/WDM/RTLCPL.EXE | 7.5 MB | 1 Jul 2004 |
| Audio/WDM/RtlCPAPI.dll | 155.6 KB | 9 Feb 2004 |
| Audio/WDM/SoundMan.exe | 67.6 KB | 1 Jul 2004 |
| Audio/Win95/ALCX95.DRV | 142.1 KB | 17 Oct 2002 |
| Audio/Win95/ALCX95.INI | 1.1 KB | 18 Jun 2001 |
| Audio/Win95/ALSWWT.DRV | 14.9 KB | 26 Nov 1999 |
| Audio/Win95/ALSWWT16.DLL | 86.9 KB | 26 Nov 1999 |
| Audio/Win95/SWWTAC97.DAT | 247.2 KB | 10 Nov 1999 |
| Audio/Win95/SWWTAC97.TON | 3.1 MB | 10 Nov 1999 |
| Audio/Win95/VALCX95.INF | 6.0 KB | 17 Oct 2002 |
| Audio/Win95/VALCX95.VXD | 97.5 KB | 17 Oct 2002 |
| Audio/WinNT4/ALCXNT.DLL | 43.1 KB | 17 Mar 2004 |
| Audio/WinNT4/ALCXNT.SYS | 209.5 KB | 17 Mar 2004 |
| Audio/WinNT4/ALSWWTNT.DAT | 247.2 KB | 22 Oct 1999 |
| Audio/WinNT4/ALSWWTNT.TON | 3.1 MB | 22 Oct 1999 |
| Audio/WinNT4/Alswwtnt.dll | 23.0 KB | 4 Apr 2003 |
| Audio/WinNT4/Alswwtnt.sys | 115.2 KB | 4 Apr 2003 |
| Audio/WinNT4/MMDRV.DLL | 17.4 KB | 17 Mar 2004 |
| Audio/WinNT4/Oemsetup.inf | 640 bytes | 17 Oct 2002 |
| Audio/WinNT4/SoundMan.exe | 155.1 KB | 21 Apr 2003 |
How to Update Realtek AC'97 Audio for VIA (R) Audio Controller Device Drivers Quickly & Easily
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