How to Install AC97 Sound Driver

The AC97 sound driver is a computer program that enables your operating system to identify and interact with your computer's sound card. You will never actually use this computer program yourself, but your operating system will use it every time you try to play a song in a media program or listen to the audio from a video over the Internet. Though this driver will typically be installed on your computer by default, if it isn't, you can quickly download and install it from one of many different websites.

Instructions

1. Locate an acceptable download source for the AC97 sound driver. Sites like CNET.com and the Realtek website (the company that produced the sound driver) offer free download links that you can use to obtain the software.

2. Click "Download." This will allow you to choose a directory on your computer's hard disk drive to save the sound driver installation file. Choose someplace that you have quick access to, like your computer's "Downloads" folder or on your desktop.

3. Double click on the AC97 sound driver installation file once it has finished downloading. This will launch the sound driver setup utility.

4. Click "Extract." This will extract all of the necessary files from the setup utility and place them in their required locations on your computer's hard drive. Once this is finished, you have successfully installed the AC97 sound driver on your computer.

References

• Download.CNET.com: Realtek AC97 Sound Driver
• Realtek.com: Downloads