Broadcom Corporation Broadcom BCM57840 NetXtreme II Ethernet Virtual Function - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Broadcom BCM57840 NetXtreme II Ethernet Virtual Function is a Chipset hardware device. This driver was developed by Broadcom Corporation. In order to make sure you are downloading the exact right driver the hardware id is pci/ven_14e4&dev_16ad.

1. Broadcom Corporation Broadcom BCM57840 NetXtreme II Ethernet Virtual Function - install the driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Broadcom Corporation Broadcom BCM57840 NetXtreme II Ethernet Virtual Function driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 7.6.59.0 released on 2013-02-28.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) 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. Restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is digitally signed by Broadcom Corporation.
Size of this driver: 2674424 bytes (2.55 MB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4.1 stars by 75778 users.
This driver is 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 BCM57840 NetXtreme II Ethernet Virtual Function driver

The most important 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 detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Broadcom Corporation Broadcom BCM57840 NetXtreme II Ethernet Virtual Function driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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