Driver for Broadcom Corporation Broadcom BCM5706S NetXtreme II GigE - downloading and installing it

Broadcom BCM5706S NetXtreme II GigE is a Chipset device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Broadcom Corporation. The hardware id of this driver is pci/ven_14e4&dev_16aa; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Broadcom Corporation Broadcom BCM5706S NetXtreme II GigE driver - how to install it manually

1. You can download from the link below the driver setup file for the Broadcom Corporation Broadcom BCM5706S NetXtreme II GigE driver. The archive contains version 5.0.19.0 released on 2009-10-01 of the driver.
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3. Start the driver installer file from a user account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) is started please confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver installation wizard, which will guide you; it should be pretty easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will scan your computer and will install the right driver.
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7. When the operation finishes shutdown and restart your computer in order to use the updated driver. It is as simple as that to install a Windows driver!
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Broadcom Corporation applied a digital signature to this driver.
File size of the driver: 1699592 bytes (1.62 MB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.6 stars by 26227 users.
This driver was released for 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. Using DriverMax to install Broadcom Corporation Broadcom BCM5706S NetXtreme II GigE driver

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

1. Open DriverMax and press on the yellow button named ~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. Scroll the list down until you locate the Broadcom Corporation Broadcom BCM5706S NetXtreme II GigE driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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