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Realtek Card Reader Driver Download

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Card reader is a device that connects to the computer, sometimes it is built-in in the Laptops and it is used to connect memory cards or SD cards to read & write data. Realtek is a major manufacturer of card reader devices in various formats. It could be inbuilt into your Dell, Acer, Lenovo, Asus or HP laptops. Or it could be installed as a PCIe card on desktops. It also comes in a very compact portable format that can be directly connected to your USB port and behind that you can connect any of your cards into that. All of these Realtek Card Readers require a driver to work properly.

If you talk about its driver installation process, although Windows installs and updates the drivers automatically, but if your operating system (Windows 11/10/8) is unable to recognize the correct realtek card reader driver for that, then you have to download and install it manually. Check out the below given link to download the Realtek Card driver and the instructions on how to install it.

Download Realtek Card Reader Driver

First, you need to find the correct driver for your device. You can find them from the computer manufacturer’s website or directly from Realtek’s website. For your ease, we have shared a list of Realtek USB 2.0 / 3.0 card reader drivers for supported Windows OS versions.

All you need to do is to choose the OS version where you want to install your Realtek card reader, then click on its download link to start the download of your Realtek card reader driver.

How to Install Realtek USB Card Reader Driver

After downloading the Realtek card reader driver from above, you need to follow its proper installation procedure. There are two options, both options are given below.


1) Install Realtek Card Reader Driver Manually

In the download steps given below, we will explain the right method of installing the Realtek card reader driver HP laptop, but you can follow the same steps for other brands of laptops / computers as well.

    1. Run the driver package file downloaded from this page. In the License Agreement screen, choose the ‘I accept the agreement’ option, then click on the ‘Next’ button.

      Realtek Card Reader Driver Agreement

    2. Since, you want to install your Realtek USB 3.0 card reader driver Windows 10 64bit version, choose the ‘Install’ option, then click on the ‘Next’ button.
    3. Click on the ‘Install’ button to continue with the driver installation process.
    4. Wait for the Realtek SD card reader driver files to extract on your computer.

      Realtek card reader driver extraction

    5. Wait for the Realtek card reader driver installation process to finish.
    6. Click on the ‘Finish’ button when you see the message that the Realtek card reader has been successfully installed.
  1. When you see that the setup has finished installing the Realtek card reader driver, then click on the ‘Finish’ button to close the installer program.

That’s it, you have successfully installed the Realtek card reader driver on your Windows computer. You can follow the above installation steps for all the versions of the Windows operating system.

2) Download and Install Driver Automatically with Third Party Free Utilities

There are many automatic free driver download utilities available in the market, which you can try to automatically install the right Realtek card reader USB 2.0 / 3.0 driver. Whether you want to install a Realtek card reader for Windows 7, 8, 8.1, Windows 10, or 11 drivers, the program we are suggesting will work for you.

DriverFix software is a third-party software capable of installing a realtek card reader driver. It’s a free software for manual installation, which you can upgrade to pro version, if you want to avail some of its advanced features, like auto installation.

  1. Download and Install the DriverFix program.
  2. Run the DriverFix program and it will automatically start scanning your computer for outdated drivers. Please wait for the scanning process to be completed.
  3. Once the scan is complete, you will see a list of all the drivers that need to be updated. Locate and select the Realtek card reader driver, then click on the ‘Update’ button and complete the driver update process by following the onscreen instructions.

That’s it, you have successfully completed updating the Realtek PCIE card reader driver Acer laptop and you can follow the same steps for other Realtek card readers as well.

Why Update to the Latest Realtek Card Reader Driver?

The Realtek card reader is just a device that connects to the computer’s USB port. Therefore, when you update the Realtek card reader drivers with their latest versions, you get the following  benefits.

As you can see, there are many benefits of updating the missing or outdated Realtek RTS522A PCI Express card reader drivers. This is especially true for advanced OS versions, like Windows 11.

Common Errors Fixed by Updating to the Latest Card Reader Driver Software

Frequently Asked Questions

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