Realtek AC97 Audio for VIA (R) Audio Controller Driver Download
The AC97 Audio for VIA (R) Audio Controller is a network device manufactured by RealTek. Issues like weak Wi-Fi signal, slow DNS lookup, duplicate IP addresses, slow network and excessive CPU usage can be solved by updating this driver. This version of "Realtek_AC_97_Audio.zip" is rated (5 out of 5 stars) based on 6,885 downloads and 52 reviews. Our users report success installing this driver update on PCs running Windows 7 and Windows XP. The total disk space used for this update is 19.4 MB.
Supported Models
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 Vista, Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT4, Windows ME, Windows 98SE, Windows 98, Windows 95
File Name
Versions
A3.72 (2001-03-17) via .inf
5.10.00.5830 (2005-04-19) via .inf
Additional Notes
Driver & Utility for Realtek AC'97 Audio System, tested in a Acer laptop running WinXP Pro with Intel 82801FBM (ICH-6M) chipset and worked fine
Uploaded By
RockNRollMan (DG Member) on 30-Oct-2006
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Device Hardware IDs
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_00361025
PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4341&SUBSYS_FF001179
PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4341&SUBSYS_FF011179
Compatible IDs
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How to Update Realtek AC97 Audio for VIA (R) Audio Controller Device Drivers
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Driver Contents File List
The following files are found inside the driver download file.
| Name | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Audio/A6R14FCW.txt | 155 bytes | 1 Jul 2005 |
| Audio/ALCXDEV.EXE | 31.4 KB | 4 Nov 2003 |
| Audio/AlcUpd64.exe | 433.2 KB | 3 Feb 2005 |
| Audio/CONFIG/alcxinit.dat | 1.0 KB | 1 Jul 2005 |
| Audio/ChCfg.exe | 41.0 KB | 27 Oct 2004 |
| Audio/GETDXVER.EXE | 40.4 KB | 8 Aug 2003 |
| Audio/README.TXT | 21.4 KB | 3 May 2005 |
| Audio/RtlExUpd.dll | 192.5 KB | 1 Mar 2005 |
| Audio/SetCDfmt.exe | 23.6 KB | 3 Dec 2001 |
| Audio/Setup.exe | 139.3 KB | 10 Jan 2000 |
| Audio/Setup.ini | 2.2 KB | 3 May 2005 |
| Audio/SetupEx.ini | 136 bytes | 5 Nov 2004 |
| Audio/WDM/ALCXWDM.SYS | 2.3 MB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/ALSNDMGR.WAV | 141.0 KB | 5 Feb 2002 |
| Audio/WDM/ALSndMgr.cpl | 18.7 MB | 18 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcwdm.cat | 318.3 KB | 2 May 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcwdm.inf | 27.1 KB | 3 May 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcwdm0.inf | 52.5 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcwdm1.inf | 51.8 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcwdm10.inf | 29.3 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcwdm11.inf | 29.9 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcwdm12.inf | 39.6 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcwdm13.inf | 44.4 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcwdm14.inf | 25.4 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcwdm15.inf | 23.4 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcwdm2.inf | 54.7 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcwdm3.inf | 30.5 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcwdm4.inf | 30.7 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcwdm5.inf | 25.4 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcwdm6.inf | 29.0 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcwdm7.inf | 23.8 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcwdm8.inf | 29.4 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcwdm9.inf | 37.9 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm.cat | 552.5 KB | 2 May 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm.inf | 26.3 KB | 3 May 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm0.inf | 61.8 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm1.inf | 61.1 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm10.inf | 38.7 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm11.inf | 25.5 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm12.inf | 42.7 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm13.inf | 46.9 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm14.inf | 28.5 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm15.inf | 28.1 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm16.inf | 29.1 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm17.inf | 24.7 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm18.inf | 22.6 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm19.inf | 24.6 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm2.inf | 62.6 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm20.inf | 28.0 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm21.inf | 24.8 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm22.inf | 37.1 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm23.inf | 28.6 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm24.inf | 30.0 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm25.inf | 29.8 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm3.inf | 26.9 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm4.inf | 48.2 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm5.inf | 26.0 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm6.inf | 30.8 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm7.inf | 23.3 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm8.inf | 30.0 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/Alcxwdm9.inf | 29.8 KB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/CPLUtil64.exe | 111.6 KB | 18 Feb 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/RTLCPL.EXE | 9.3 MB | 18 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/RtlCPAPI.dll | 156.7 KB | 7 Sep 2004 |
| Audio/WDM/SoundMan.exe | 77.8 KB | 15 Apr 2005 |
| Audio/WDM/alcwdm64.sys | 2.0 MB | 19 Apr 2005 |
| 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 | 30 Aug 2004 |
| Audio/WinNT4/ALCXNT.SYS | 209.7 KB | 30 Aug 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 | 30 Aug 2004 |
| Audio/WinNT4/Oemsetup.inf | 640 bytes | 17 Oct 2002 |
| Audio/WinNT4/SoundMan.exe | 155.1 KB | 21 Apr 2003 |
| Audio/alcchkid.exe | 110.6 KB | 21 Nov 2003 |
| Audio/alcrmv.exe | 200.7 KB | 2 Mar 2005 |
| Audio/alcrmv64.exe | 281.1 KB | 2 Mar 2005 |
| Audio/alcrmv9x.exe | 127.0 KB | 21 Nov 2003 |
| Audio/alcupd.exe | 294.9 KB | 3 Feb 2005 |
| Audio/data1.cab | 863.5 KB | 4 Mar 2005 |
| Audio/data1.cab/_Engine_Engine_Files/corecomp.ini | 28.5 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data1.cab/_Engine_Log_Services/ILog.dll | 213.0 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data1.cab/_Engine_ScriptEngine/IScript.dll | 225.3 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data1.cab/_Engine_SelfRegistering/ctor.dll | 77.8 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data1.cab/_Engine_SelfRegistering/iuser.dll | 176.1 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data1.cab/_Engine_SelfRegistering/objectps.dll | 32.8 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data1.cab/_Support_Chinese_(PRC)_Files/_IsRes.dll | 167.9 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data1.cab/_Support_Chinese_(PRC)_String_Tables/value.shl | 939 bytes | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data1.cab/_Support_Chinese_(Taiwan)_Files/_IsRes.dll | 163.8 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data1.cab/_Support_Chinese_(Taiwan)_String_Tables/value.shl | 972 bytes | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data1.cab/_Support_Dutch_Files/_IsRes.dll | 208.9 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data1.cab/_Support_Dutch_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.2 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data1.cab/_Support_English_Files/_IsRes.dll | 200.7 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data1.cab/_Support_English_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.1 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data1.cab/_Support_French_(Standard)_Files/_IsRes.dll | 213.0 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data1.cab/_Support_French_(Standard)_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.2 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data1.cab/_Support_German_Files/_IsRes.dll | 213.0 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data1.cab/_Support_German_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.2 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data1.cab/_Support_Italian_Files/_IsRes.dll | 208.9 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data1.cab/_Support_Italian_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.2 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data1.cab/_Support_Japanese_Files/_IsRes.dll | 200.7 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data1.cab/_Support_Japanese_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.2 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data1.cab/_Support_Korean_Files/_IsRes.dll | 180.2 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data1.cab/_Support_Korean_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.2 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data1.cab/_Support_Non-SelfRegistering/default.pal | 1.2 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data1.cab/_Support_Non-SelfRegistering/isrt.dll | 311.3 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data1.cab/_Support_Russian_Files/_IsRes.dll | 204.8 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data1.cab/_Support_Russian_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.2 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data1.cab/_Support_Spanish_Files/_IsRes.dll | 213.0 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data1.cab/_Support_Spanish_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.2 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data2.cab | 512 bytes | 4 Mar 2005 |
| Audio/data2.cab/_Engine_Engine_Files/corecomp.ini | 28.5 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data2.cab/_Engine_Log_Services/ILog.dll | 213.0 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data2.cab/_Engine_ScriptEngine/IScript.dll | 225.3 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data2.cab/_Engine_SelfRegistering/ctor.dll | 77.8 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data2.cab/_Engine_SelfRegistering/iuser.dll | 176.1 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data2.cab/_Engine_SelfRegistering/objectps.dll | 32.8 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data2.cab/_Support_Chinese_(PRC)_Files/_IsRes.dll | 167.9 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data2.cab/_Support_Chinese_(PRC)_String_Tables/value.shl | 939 bytes | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data2.cab/_Support_Chinese_(Taiwan)_Files/_IsRes.dll | 163.8 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data2.cab/_Support_Chinese_(Taiwan)_String_Tables/value.shl | 972 bytes | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data2.cab/_Support_Dutch_Files/_IsRes.dll | 208.9 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data2.cab/_Support_Dutch_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.2 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data2.cab/_Support_English_Files/_IsRes.dll | 200.7 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data2.cab/_Support_English_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.1 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data2.cab/_Support_French_(Standard)_Files/_IsRes.dll | 213.0 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data2.cab/_Support_French_(Standard)_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.2 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data2.cab/_Support_German_Files/_IsRes.dll | 213.0 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data2.cab/_Support_German_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.2 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data2.cab/_Support_Italian_Files/_IsRes.dll | 208.9 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data2.cab/_Support_Italian_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.2 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data2.cab/_Support_Japanese_Files/_IsRes.dll | 200.7 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data2.cab/_Support_Japanese_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.2 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data2.cab/_Support_Korean_Files/_IsRes.dll | 180.2 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data2.cab/_Support_Korean_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.2 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data2.cab/_Support_Non-SelfRegistering/default.pal | 1.2 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data2.cab/_Support_Non-SelfRegistering/isrt.dll | 311.3 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data2.cab/_Support_Russian_Files/_IsRes.dll | 204.8 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data2.cab/_Support_Russian_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.2 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data2.cab/_Support_Spanish_Files/_IsRes.dll | 213.0 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/data2.cab/_Support_Spanish_String_Tables/value.shl | 1.2 KB | 25 Jun 2015 |
| Audio/ikernel.ex_ | 344.9 KB | 5 Sep 2001 |
| Audio/layout.bin | 422 bytes | 4 Mar 2005 |