Broadcom Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet - two ways of downloading and installing the driver

Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet is a Network Adapters device. This driver was developed by Broadcom. The hardware id of this driver is PCI/VEN_14e4&DEV_1696; this string has to match your hardware.

1. Broadcom Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet - install the driver manually

1. Download the setup file for Broadcom Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 15.0.0.7 released on 2011-08-09.
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3. Start the driver setup file from a Windows account with administrative rights. If your UAC (User Access Control) is started then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver setup wizard will analyze your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your computer and enjoy the fresh driver, it is as simple as that.
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Broadcom applied a digital signature to this driver.
Download size of the driver: 173642 bytes (169.57 KB)
This driver was installed by many users and received an average rating of 4.6 stars out of 16565 votes.
This driver will work for 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

2. How to use DriverMax to install Broadcom Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet driver

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 using 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 computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the Broadcom Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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