Broadcom Corporation Broadcom BCM5708C NetXtreme II GigE - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Broadcom BCM5708C NetXtreme II GigE is a Chipset hardware device. This driver was developed by Broadcom Corporation. pci/ven_14e4&dev_164c is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Manually install Broadcom Corporation Broadcom BCM5708C NetXtreme II GigE driver

1. Download the setup file for Broadcom Corporation Broadcom BCM5708C NetXtreme II GigE driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 4.8.2.0 dated 2009-02-13.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your UAC (User Access Control) is enabled then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver installation wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver installation wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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Driver file size: 224847 bytes (219.58 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 3.3 stars out of 1664 votes.
This driver was released for 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 Corporation Broadcom BCM5708C NetXtreme II GigE driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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 can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start 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 computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Broadcom Corporation Broadcom BCM5708C NetXtreme II GigE driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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