Driver for Broadcom BCM2046 B1 USB 500 - downloading and installing it

BCM2046 B1 USB 500 is a Bluetooth for Windows device. This Windows driver was developed by Broadcom. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_0A5C&PID_2157; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Manually install Broadcom BCM2046 B1 USB 500 driver

1. Download the setup file for Broadcom BCM2046 B1 USB 500 driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.5.0.3900 released on 2008-07-07.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is started then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed.
Size of this driver: 116003 bytes (113.28 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4 stars by 39690 users.
This driver is compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. Installing the Broadcom BCM2046 B1 USB 500 driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date. How can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Broadcom BCM2046 B1 USB 500 driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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