The new driver HD Audio 1.74 from Realtek

31st August 2007

A new version of the driver Realtek HD Audio R1.74 for Win2000/WinXP and Windows Vista has been released.
The driver for Win2000/WinXP ALC880 supports codecs ALC882, ALC883, ALC885, ALC888, ALC861VC, ALC861VD, ALC660, ALC662, ALC260, ALC262, ALC267, ALC268. The package includes WDM-driver for Win2000/WinXP and Winx64 (5.10.0.5470 version), utilities Realtek Soundman (version 1.0.0.30), and Realtek Sound Effect Manager.
The driver for Windows Vista supports codecs ALC882, ALC883, ALC885, ALC888, ALC861VD, ALC660, ALC662, ALC260, ALC262, ALC268. The package includes a driver for Vista x86 and x64 (version 6.0.1.5470), as well as utilities Realtek Sound Effect Manager.
Advantages of High Definition specifications before AC'97 Audio are full support of the new formats, support audio Plug and Play, a more accurate speech recognition and its entry.