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

Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet is a Network Adapters hardware device. The Windows version of this driver was developed by Broadcom. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_14e4&DEV_1659&REV_00; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Install Broadcom Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet driver manually

1. Download the driver setup file for Broadcom Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet driver from the location below. This download link is for the driver version 7.86.3.0 released on 2005-01-21.
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3. Run the driver setup 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. Follow the driver installation wizard, which should be quite straightforward. The driver installation 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 fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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Broadcom applied a digital signature to this driver.
File size of the driver: 80987 bytes (79.09 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4 stars out of 31722 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• 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. Using DriverMax to install Broadcom Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet driver

The most important 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 follow a few steps!

1. Open DriverMax and press 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 driver updates. Search the list until you locate the Broadcom Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet driver. Click on Update.
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5. That's all, the driver is now installed!
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