Realtek ALC236 driver

Hardware ID HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0236

This is an audio codec: the chip that turns digital sound into the signal for speakers, headphones and microphones. It sits on the High Definition Audio bus of the chipset or the graphics card, so its hardware ID starts with HDAUDIO, not PCI. In Device Manager it is listed under Sound, video and game controllers, as "High Definition Audio Device" when Windows uses its own generic driver.

This chip belongs to the Realtek HD Audio (ALC codecs) family. The family page has the latest drivers and notes on common problems.

Vendor

Realtek (VEN 10EC)

Device

Realtek ALC236 (DEV 0236)

Bus

High Definition Audio codec

Drivers

75

Windows

Windows XPWindows VistaWindows 7Windows 8Windows 8.1Windows 10Windows 11

Recommended driver

All drivers for VEN_10EC&DEV_0236

Dell packages for this device

Packages published by the computer maker for its own models. They contain the same chip drivers, configured for those computers.

…and 33 older packages.

Is this your device?

1. Press Win + X and open Device Manager.
2. Expand Sound, video and game controllers, right-click the audio device, choose Properties and open the Details tab.
3. Select Hardware Ids in the list. If the first line starts with HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0236, the drivers above are for your device.

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