Driver for Broadcom Broadcom NetXtreme Fast Ethernet - downloading and installing it

Broadcom NetXtreme Fast Ethernet is a Network Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Broadcom. PCI/VEN_14e4&DEV_170D is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Manually install Broadcom Broadcom NetXtreme Fast Ethernet driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Broadcom Broadcom NetXtreme Fast Ethernet driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 17.4.0.1 dated 2016-02-24.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is running 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 installation wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver installation wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the updated driver, it is as simple as that.
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2. The easy way: using DriverMax to install Broadcom Broadcom NetXtreme Fast Ethernet driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup 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 with DriverMax? Let's take a look!

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 driver updates. Scroll the list down until you find the Broadcom Broadcom NetXtreme Fast Ethernet driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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