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

Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet is a Network Adapters device. This driver was developed by Broadcom. PCI/VEN_14e4&DEV_1653 is the matching hardware id of this device.

1. Broadcom Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet driver - how to install it manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Broadcom Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet driver from the link below. This download link is for the driver version 17.2.0.0 released on 2015-04-10.
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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 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 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 computer and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 3.1 stars out of 47811 votes.

2. Installing the Broadcom Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet driver using DriverMax: the easy way

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. How can you install a driver using DriverMax? Let's take a look!

1. Start DriverMax and push on the yellow button named ~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 find the Broadcom Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's it, you installed your first driver!
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