Realtek AC97 Audio Driver

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Realtek AC'97 is a popular audio codec standard developed by Realtek Semiconductor Corp. It stands for Audio Codec '97, referring to the year it was introduced, which was 1997. The AC'97 standard is designed to facilitate audio functionality in personal computers, including integrated audio solutions on motherboards and sound cards.

In terms of technical specifications, the Realtek AC'97 codec supports a wide range of audio formats and features. It offers support for stereo and multi-channel audio, with sampling rates of up to 96 kHz and resolutions of up to 20-bit. 

This allows for high-quality audio playback and recording, suitable for both entertainment and professional applications. Get the latest Realtek AC97 audio driver for Windows or Linux by browsing this page and following our short installation guide. 

Realtek AC97 Audio Driver

To get the latest realtek ac97 audio driver, scroll down to the bottom of this page, solve the Captcha, and click the Download button under the Captcha field. Due to the release date of the model, the realtek ac97 audio driver is solely compatible with older versions of Windows, which includes: Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. 

That being said, Windows users will find an executable (exe) file upon the download completion. To install, just double-click on them. 

In addition, Realtek integrated the support for Linux. Therefore, Linux users will find a dedicated folder with the latest Realtek AC97 Audio driver, which will be in the form of a tar archive. 

To run such files, start by opening the Terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T). Navigate to the file location with the cd command. Next, use the xjf tar command to extract the files. Now that they’re extracted from the archives, run the files by using the sudo make install command.