Realtek Card Reader RTS5179 Driver

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This package provides Realtek RTS5179 Card Reader Driver and is supported on Inspiron 3521/3721/5521/5721 and Vostro notebook 2521 running the following Windows Operating Systems: Windows 8.1 - 64bit and Windows 10 64-Bit.
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Version

6.2.9200.39050, A00

Release date

10 Oct 2013

Download Type

Driver

Category

Chipset

Importance

Recommended
Dell Technologies recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The update contains changes to maintain overall system health. It ensures that the system software remains current and compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers, and software) and may include other new features.
Available formats
File Format: Update Package for MS Windows 32-Bit
File Name: Chipset_Driver_7HRCT_WN_6.2.9200.39050_A00.EXE
File Size: 17.36 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
Dell Update Packages (DUP) in Microsoft Windows 32bit format have been designed to run on Microsoft Windows 64bit Operating Systems. Dell Update Packages (DUP) in Microsoft Windows 64bit format will only run on Microsoft Windows 64bit Operating Systems. When selecting a device driver update be sure to select the one that is appropriate for your operating system.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
9793175fb6df797f6a186143f29658d9
SHA1:
88e35576ba9cea57d0d3f77eccb22b81e8547781
SHA-256:
e0b0a29cfd91ee06f287035fd3360878704e1d6a2f7f8c94de43470ed4d2827c
File Format: ZipPack External
File Name: Card Reader_Realtek_W8.14_X01_A00_Setup-7HRCT_ZPE.exe
File Size: 10.34 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
This file contains a compressed (or zipped) set of files. Download the file to a folder on your hard drive, and then run (double-click) it to unzip the set of files. Follow the instructions to complete the installation.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
f5b4252e7a09ea28199f80cfb5d8fba4
SHA1:
689ea5e9c3bc82d82879cfa8101f4c0df0518719
SHA-256:
e89b5de58315822c23431ee923d8c7439271f84f07957d9749ec5c367c8d72fc

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Realtek Card Reader RTS5179
Dell Update Package (DUP) Instructions
Download
1. Click Download File to download the file.
2. When the File Download window appears, click Save to save the file to your hard drive.

Installation
1. Browse to the location where you downloaded the file and double-click the new file.
2. Read over the release information presented in the dialog window.
3. Download and install any prerequisites identified in the dialog window before proceeding.
4. Click the Install button.
5. Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update.

Hard Drive Installation (via WinZip) with Setup.exe File

Download

1.Click Download File, to download the file.
2. When the File Download window appears, click Save or Save this program to disk and click OK. The Save In: window appears.
3. From the Save In: field, click the down arrow then click to select Desktop and click Save. The file will download to your desktop.
4. If the Download Complete window appears, click Close. The file icon appears on your desktop.

Install

1.Double-click the new icon on the desktop
2.The Self-Extracting window appears and prompts you to extract or unzip to "C:\DELL\DRIVERS\Rxxxxx".(Where 'Rxxxx' is the name of the file to be downloaded). Write down this path so the executable (I.e.Setup.exe) file can be found later.
3. The Self-Extractor window appears.
4. Click OK.
5. After completing the file extraction, if the Self-Extractor window is still open, close it.
6. Click Start button and then click Run.
7. Type "C:\DELL\DRIVERS\Rxxxxx" (where 'Rxxxx' is the name of the file) in the Open textbox and then click OK.
8. Follow the on-screen installation instructions.

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