Broadcom Corporation Broadcom BCM5706C NetXtreme II GigE - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Broadcom BCM5706C NetXtreme II GigE is a Chipset device. The developer of this driver was Broadcom Corporation. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is pci/ven_14e4&dev_164a.

1. How to manually install Broadcom Corporation Broadcom BCM5706C NetXtreme II GigE driver

1. Download the setup file for Broadcom Corporation Broadcom BCM5706C NetXtreme II GigE driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 5.0.19.0 released on 2009-10-01.
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3. Run the driver setup file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) 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 easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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Broadcom Corporation applied a digital signature to this driver.
Download size of the driver: 1699592 bytes (1.62 MB)
This driver received an average rating of 4.9 stars out of 26206 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 64 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 64 bits

2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Broadcom Corporation Broadcom BCM5706C NetXtreme II GigE driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in just a few seconds and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Open DriverMax and click on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Broadcom Corporation Broadcom BCM5706C NetXtreme II GigE driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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