Broadcom Corporation Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet how to download and install the driver

Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet is a Network Adapters hardware device. This Windows driver was developed by Broadcom Corporation. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_14e4&DEV_16B4; this string has to match your hardware.

1. How to manually install Broadcom Corporation Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Broadcom Corporation Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 17.2.1.0 dated 2015-08-19.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (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. Go through 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. Restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, it is as simple as that.
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This driver is not digitally signed.
Download size of the driver: 222988 bytes (217.76 KB)
This driver was rated with an average of 4 stars by 67458 users.
This driver was released for the following versions of Windows:

• 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. How to install Broadcom Corporation Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet driver using DriverMax

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install 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 follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~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 detected driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Broadcom Corporation Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet driver. Click on Update.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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