Driver for Broadcom Corporation Broadcom BCM5716C NetXtreme II GigE - downloading and installing it

Broadcom BCM5716C NetXtreme II GigE is a Chipset hardware device. The developer of this driver was Broadcom Corporation. The hardware id of this driver is pci/ven_14e4&dev_163b; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Broadcom Corporation Broadcom BCM5716C NetXtreme II GigE - install the driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Broadcom Corporation Broadcom BCM5716C NetXtreme II GigE driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 7.0.1.36 dated 2012-08-03.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control (UAC) is started then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through 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 new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Broadcom Corporation Broadcom BCM5716C 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 easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and click 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 available driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Broadcom Corporation Broadcom BCM5716C NetXtreme II GigE driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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