Download Driver For Realtek AC’97 A3.53

Realtek has released a new version of its AC’97 Audio Codecs. Contrary to what the name suggests, these are in fact drivers for sound cards with a Realtek chip on them. The release has been given version number A3.53, the changelog looks like this:

1. Add some customized settings.
2. Add “Remove recording DC offset” feature.
3. Fix Hardware EQ noise issue for ALC250.
4. Support 1 nVidia chipset (CK8S).
5. Add workaround code for ATI chipset recording issue.
6. Support 8 channels playback feature for nVidia chipset with ALC850.
7. Fix the issue about SPDIF function type feature with ALC850.
8. Modify Peak Filter parameters for ALC655 and ALC850.
9. Fix side channel noise issue for VIA chipset with ALC850.
10.Add a new feature: SPDIF out can be sent to ACLink for ATI and nVidia Chipset.
11.Fix SPDIF slot assignment error for ALC850.
12.Support “Smart GPIO Volume Control” & “DC Voltage Volume Control” features for ALC250 and ALC203.
13.Turn on bit 14 of DC97_AUDIO_REG_INTERRUPT_ENABLE while audio playing for ATi chipset.
14.Add flexibility for “Preventing ICH hang up” feature.
15.Improve DirectMusic startup latency when HyperThreading was enabled. 16.Fix Pinball delay problem on Win2000.
17.This vesion does not include ALi 1535 chipset support.[break]The new driver is available for Windows 95, Windows 98/Me/2000/XP and Windows NT 4.0.